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The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg, Vol. I., ed. by J. Williams Ab Ithel, [1862], at sacred-texts.com

Tair rhagoriaeth Barddas: hoffeiddiaw wyfyrdawd; helaethu addysg; a gwerinaw moes a defod.

CONTENTS.

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Advertisement	xi
Preface	xiii
Llywelyn Sion	lxxxiii
Symbol.
The Origin of Letters, Roll, and Paper.--The Virtue of Letters	11
The Origin and Progress of Letters.--The Name of God.--The Bardic Secret	17
The first Inventors of Letters.--Improvers of the Alphabet.--Invention of the Roll and Plagawd.--Obligation of a Bard to hold a Chair and Gorsedd	33
Origin of Letters	39
The Inventor of Vocal Song.--The first Recorders of Bardism.--Its first Systematizers.--Their Regulations.--Mode of inscribing the primary Letters.--Origin of their Form and Sound.--The three Menws	41
The principal Elements of various things.--The Gogyrvens	47
The Invention of Letters by Einigan and Menw.--The Secret of Bardism	49
Cuttings: Foundations of Awen	51
Origin and Progress of Letters.--Einigan the Giant.--The Gwyddoniaid.--Systems of Letters	53
The Origin of Letters and Books.--Their Introduction into Britain.--The Coelbren	55
The primary Letters.--Improvement of the Alphabet	57
Primary Cuttings.--Improvement of the Coelbren.--Its Restoration	69
Recovery of the Old Cymraeg	61
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The primary Letters.--Their Augmentation.--Restoration of the Coelbren	63
The Bardic Secret	65
The Sacred Symbol	67
The primary Letters.--Improvement of the Alphabet	67
Gogyrvens.--Writing with Ink	69
Gogyrvens	69
Gogyrvens	69
Gogyrvens	69
The Three First Words of the Cymraeg	69
The primary Letters.--Names of the Coelbren	71
Classification of the Letters	73
The Bardic Secret.--Formation of Letters	77
The Vowels	77
The primary Letters	79
Variations of Letters	81
The Sixteen Primary Symbols	81
Introduction of Letters.--Original Country of the Cymry.--Their Arrival in Britain.--Augmentation of the Alphabet	83
Coelbren of the Bards, according to the arrangement of Llawdden	85
The Symbols of Literary Sciences: Improvement of the Coelbren.--Metrical Canons.--Dissolution of the Monastery of Pen Rhys	89
The Pillars of Memory.--The Symbols	93
The Birds of Rhianon	95
The Five Ages of Letters	95
The Three Symbols of Sciences	97
The three Primitive Symbols.--The three Coelbren Symbols	99
Numbers	103
The Nine Degrees of Numerals	107
The System of Numerals	109
Arithmetic	109
The System of Numerals	109
Numerals	111
The Numerals	113
The Arithmetical Characters of the Ancient Cymry; that is, the Numerals	113
The Three Symbols	115
The Materials of Language and Speech	115
The three Wreathed Bards	115
Coelbren of the Bards	117
Coelbren of the Bards	133
Coelbren of the Bards	143
Peithynen	151
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Coelbren of the Bards	153
Secret Coelbren.--Secret Coelvain.--Coelvain of History	155
Burning the Letters	155
Coelbren of Simple Letters	157
Palm Coelbren	157
Peithyn Coelbren.--Palm Coelbren	157
Peithynvain	159
Memorials	161
Plagawd	163
The three principal Materials of Knowledge	163
The Herald-bard	163
Dasgubell Rodd	165
Theology
Triads of Bardism	169
Theological Triads	181
Theological Triads	197
Theological Triads	199
Theological Triads	201
Theological Triads	201
Theological Triads	205
Druidism	205
God	213
Cythraul	213
Ceugant.--Duration.--God	213
The three Imperceptibilities of God	215
The Bards' Enigma	215
The twelve primary Negatives	217
Bardic Aphorisms	219
The Divine Names	219
Iau	221
Hu the Mighty	221
The Circles	223
The Book of Bardism	225
Abred.--Gwynvyd.--Awen	235
The Three States	241
Annwn.--Life.--Death	243
Abred	243
The Origin of Man.--Jesus Christ.--Creation	245
The Creation.--The First Man.--The primary Letters	249
The Discipline of Bardism. (The Creation.)	255
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The Creation.--Worship.--Vocal Song.--Gwyddoniaid	257
The Material of the World	261
The Fall in Abred	263
God in the Sun	263
God in the Light	265
Triads of Bardism	267
God; and the Faculties of the Soul	267
Sentences of Bardism	271
The Ten Commandments of the Bards	275
The Ten Commandments of the Bards	285
The Rudiments of Theology	289
The Triads of St. Paul	291
The Triads of St. Paul	323
The Triads of St. Paul and Bardism	339
Triads of Bardism and Usages	345
Triads of Bardism	357
The Mode of taking Food and Drink	359
The Gorsedd Prayer	361
The Prediction of Peredur, the Bard of Prydain	365
The Stanza of the Gorsedd Chair of the Winter Solstice	367
Wisdom.
Triads of Wisdom	369
The Elements	371
Triads of Bardism. (The Elements.)	371
The Triads of Bardism, called the Triads of Ionabwy. (The Elements.)	377
Bardism, &c. (The Elements.)	379
The Elements	381
The Elements	381
The Elements	381
Bardism. (The Elements.)	383
The Materials	383
The Elements	385
The Elements	387
The Materials of Man	387
The Eight Materials of Man	389
The Seven Materials of Man	389
The Seven primary Materials of the World	391
The Eight Materials of Man	391
The Parts of the Human Body in which are the Faculties	391
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The Philosophy of the Blue Bard of the Chair	393
Particular Triads	395
Triads of Ten Numbers	397
Mutual reasoning between a Disciple and his Teacher	399
The Stars	403
Astronomy	403
Chronology	405
Chronology	407
The Memorial of Computation..--The Memorial of Country	409
Memorial and Computation	409
The Cycle of Time	411
The Months	411
The beginning of the Year	417
The three Circles of the Sun	417
The Four Quarters of the Year	417
The Albans	419
The Divisions of the Year	419
The Divisions of the Year	419
The Divisions of the Year	419
The Divisions of the Year	419
The Divisions of the Year	421
The Divisions of the Day	421
The Divisions of the Day	421
The Divisions of the Day	421
The Divisions of the Day	423
The Divisions of the Day	423
Years of the Sun and Moon	423
Years of the Sun and Moon	423
Years of the Sun and Moon	425
Days of Days	425

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