bed to him. He is reported to have been buried in Morva
Dinllev. See Englynion y Beddau, (Myv. Arch. vol. i. p. 78.)

{141a} Gwyddwg seems to have been in the service of Gwydien.

{141b} Al. "protect him with his spear," (wayw.) The other reading
(waen) is preferred on account of the rhyme.

{141c} "Murdyn;" it may be "mur dyn," (_the bulwark of men_) as
descriptive of the character of Morien, who is elsewhere styled "mur
trin," see line 382, note.

{141d} We meet in British history with several instances of female
heroism; the following Triad records the names of three viragos in
particular;--

"Tri gwrvorwyn ynys Prydain; Llewei verch Seithwedd Saidi; a Mederai
Badellvawr, a Rhorei vawr verch Usber Galed." (Triad 96, third
series.)

The Englynion Beddau y Milwyr point out the graves of others,--

"Y beteu yn y morva ys bychan ae haelwy
Y mae Sanant Syberv vun y mae Run ryvel achwy
Y mae Carwen verch Kennin y mae lledin a llywy." (Myv. Arch. i. 82.)

The graves on the shore, on which but little generosity has been
bestowed,
Are those of Sanant the courteous maid, of Rhun foremost in the war,
Of Carwen daughter of Cennyn, of Lledyn and Llywy.

{141e} His character has been described before in stanza xxv.

{142a} The servant in question, for "unben" does not exclusively mean a
monarch, but it is applied also as a complimentary appellation like the
modern Sir, "Ha unben! Duw a'ch noddo." "O Sir! God protect you."
(Kilhwch and Olwen.)

{142b} Al. "heb benn," a headless wolf.

{142c} It would appear as if the servant retaliated in kind upon the
slayer of his mistress, who was either a wolf in disposition, or bore it
as a badge; and that such a deed entitled him to bear a coat charged with
figures emblematic thereof.

{142d} "Ysgrwydiat." Al. "Gold mailed warriors slept in death,
(cysgrwyddiad) on the city walls."

{142e} "Cred," of faith, as distinguished from the unbelieving Saxons.

{142f} "Aerflawdd," nimble for slaughter. "There was a tribute of
carnage, nor were they long engaged in the tumult of battle."

_Gorch Mael_.

{143a} Another version gives "the birds of battle;" but both doubtless
refer to the birds of prey which roved to the scene of battle, prepared
to perch upon the carcases of the dead. There is something extremely
natural and affecting in the conduct of the "feebl