ight by whom I am vanquished." And sad and
sorrowful was Enid where she remained, through anxiety concerning
Geraint. Then Geraint went and sounded the horn. And at the first blast
he gave, the mist vanished. And all the hosts came together, and they
all became reconciled to each other. And the Earl invited Geraint and
the Little King to stay with him that night. And the next morning they
separated. And Geraint went towards his own dominions; and thenceforth
he reigned prosperously, and his warlike fame and splendour lasted with
renown and honour both to him and to Enid from that time forward.

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KILHWCH AND OLWEN
OR THE
TWRCH TRWYTH

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Kilydd, the son of Prince Kelyddon desired a wife as a helpmate, and the
wife that he chose was Goleuddydd, the daughter of Prince Anlawdd. And
after their union the people put up prayers that they might have an heir.
And they had a son through the prayers of the people. From the time of
her pregnancy Goleuddydd became wild, and wandered about, without
habitation; but when her delivery was at hand, her reason came back to
her. Then she went to a mountain where there was a swineherd, keeping a
herd of swine. And through fear of the swine the queen was delivered.
And the swineherd took the boy, and brought him to the palace; and he was
christened, and they called him Kilhwch, because he had been found in a
swine's burrow. Nevertheless the boy was of gentle lineage, and cousin
unto Arthur; and they put him out to nurse.

After this the boy's mother, Goleuddydd, the daughter of Prince Anlawdd,
fell sick. Then she called her husband unto her, and said to him, "Of
this sickness I shall die, and thou wilt take another wife. Now wives
are the gift of the Lord, but it would be wrong for thee to harm thy son.
Therefore I charge thee that thou take not a wife until thou see a briar
with two blossoms upon my grave." And this he promised her. Then she
besought him to dress her grave every year, that nothing might grow
thereon. {64} So the queen died. Now the king sent an attendant every
morning to see if anything were growing upon the grave. And at the end
of the seventh year the master neglected that which he had promised to
the queen.

One day the king went to hunt, and he rode to the place of burial, to see
the grave, and to know if it were time that he should take a wife; and
the king saw the briar. And when he saw it, the ki