Download or read book The Four Branches of The Mabinogi written by Anonymous and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a primal past, the Mabinogi bridges many genres; it is part pre-Christian myth, part fairytale, part guide to how nobles should act, and part dramatization of political and social issues. This edition of what has become a canonical text provides a highly engaging new translation of the work, an informative introduction, and a set of background contextual materials that help place the Mabinogi in the context of medieval Welsh history and culture.