but does it... get any better than this...? i duno, but its Just 🌟 tingto Ring.... True.... but, try to keep the gaff clean as you wander. look outside. well now woods be silly. n dark, i can be a fun being cleaning out stuff from the bottom, of it all.... all the way... well i think i canSee okay. if i look. /waves & huh what switch.?
That king of the underworld was Arawn, and after he and Pwyll swaped places, they became good friends when Arawn discovered that even though Pwyll had evey oppurtunity to sleep with his wife, he didn't, because Pwyll is a true bro. That is why he named Pwyll "the head of Annwn", which was an honorary title that basically meant he was a good friend and champion of the king of Annwn.
The song was written about a piano teacher called Francesca (Frances) who was a Wiccan and lived in Church Village near Cardiff in Wales. She taught Stevie Nicks the piano some Latin and French and about the Goddess.
""She rides through the night and brings light and beauty back to the world." Rhiannon is the Moon, the Moon Goddess, the white owl in the night, the pale goddess on her white horse. For further descriptions of Rhiannon as the moon goddess in the night sky, go watch & listen to the expert: Stevie Nicks.
She's not an expert ,but she is knowledgeable. Most people don't understand why they are drawn to certain things ..they don't understand their DNA . And when we do understand, society labels us as evil and wrong.
Maybe RhiRhi is like a diwata (they're nature deities in Filipino mythology) she doesn't seem to be a god but she's not quite human either. Diwatas are like that. Just a thought.
I think She is a Goddess, but this myth IS told post-Christianity, so that's the perspective this is written from. Also, I've been wanting to learn more about the old Filipino religions. (I know there were a lot of Muslims, like in Mindanao, but I mean O-L-D school religion.) Pilipino ka ba?
Yes, when I was a child I played in an old Roman temple ruin, where they also worshiped Epona. She was an important goddess for the tribe that lived there and was called Treveri.
For anyone who wants to read a great retelling of all four branches of the Mabinogion involving Rhiannon, her son, Manawydden and others they should read Evangeline Walton's great tetralogy consisting of The Prince of Annwn, The Children of Llyr, The Song of Rhiannon and The Island of the Mighty. She stays true to the original stories but fills in a lot of blank space with motivation and observation while keeping continuing themes running through them. Originally published complete almost fifty years ago it may be hard to find. My copy is from a reprint from 2004 but I vividly remember reading them when Ballantine published them back in the early 70's. Take it from someone who has been reading sci-fi and fantasly for almost sixty years, you won't regret searching them out. Gorgeous writing.
Thank you so much for this!! I’m trying to find more Celtic and Irish mythology, goddesses and gods and their stories ect online! But I can’t find anything!!! This was so helpful! Please do more!
Yes, in many cultures, New Orleans for one corpses are taken out of their coffins and stored in the mausoleum after a year and a day, supposedly this is enough time for corruption to take place . It’s a magical number.
Thank you so much!!! I just downloaded a copy of the Mabinogian. I have always wanted to read the original Taleisin. Your work and research into this area, the stories of my ancestors, is much appreciated sir.
@@crywlf9103 If you have a bunch of pre-christianisation celtic folklore, please do share it. Otherwise, stop being a jackass, because such a thing doesn't exist, so we have to take the information we do have and draw reasonable conclusions..
I'm an equestrian myself and named my daughter Rhiannon when she was born during the tornadoes on December 11th, 2021 (it has a Wikipedia page if you care to remember that storm...it killed quite a few ppl unfortunately). As they were leaving this world, she was entering. She was taken by the wind. 🤍
Well done on the prounoncation I know for that LL as u did as it isn't easy for english speaker's or if anyone that's not heard it spoken as we do have a sound based language. Da iawn!
You can just ask someone for their wife and if they slip up you get their wife? No wonder people were miserable. They just accept anything said to them. You ate your own babies. Gimme your wife. Also here's your baby back.
You must imagine Gwawl disguised as a beggar or common man and Pwyll saying something like, "anything you ask for, since it is such a joyful day. in fact, I give you my word." And then Gwawl revealing his face or even transforming, grinning evily.
“Are you sure beating the bag will make him yield?” “Oh, it’ll make him yield. I put A LOT of salt and vinegar potato chips in there.” “...I’m so in love with you right now...” “You can tell me later.”
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised to you heaven? Will you ever win? She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised to you heaven? Will you ever win? Will you ever win? Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon Rhiannon
I was actually a little disappointed he left out the part where Arawn finds out Pwyll never slept with his wife the whole time he was there. It's kinda why he gets his title
Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and many other great musicians were in to Irish and Celtic mythology. There's a Brazilian band called Tuathe De Danaan. Awesome tunes.
Irish and Celtic!? 😩 Irish are Celtic. That's like saying Welsh and British are good....The Welsh (British = Bythonic, with Brythonic being a different Celtic Branch. Another Words....Cymro Britons amd Irish are both Celtic) are the The British people. The English have convinced alot of the world they are British at the expense of the Native people.
I must note, the mabinogian is not correct, that's a grouping of stories that the mabinogi, the actual set of stories, was amongst, it was compiled much later and contains other stories as well
I love these videos. Particularly the Celtic ones. I find I’d like to know how the names are spelt. This seems well scripted. I think it might be a good thing to add it as a more correct closed captions.
*"You should not have come here human, why have you crossed into my domain?"* "I was hunting with my pals but I had to pee and I got lost." *"YOU ENDED UP IN MY MAGICAL RELM OF SECRETS ON YOUR WAY TO TAKE A LEAK!?!"* "I am not a clever person"
@@TheAlmightyAss Mutations are irrelevant. They're one of those things you get right with experience, but aren't vitally important. They add a bit more fluency to the spoken language, but people will always understand you if you get them wrong. Welsh is no more difficult to learn than any other language. It's probably easier to learn than English.
@@christinabryant1899 I honestly know nothing about my family or their history Besides being french a little scottish a little irish and some german from my dads side I'm guessing that's common amongst the French to have similar dna but as far as anything from france I do not know But would love to know it all
Oh wow . That’s an amazing story. My Mother’s family ancestry is from Wales . So no wonder I am naturally intrigued. Can you please do one on Tristan and Isolde?
What an interesting story! Otherworldly and dimensional 'magic' and beings... Perhaps from other planets.. Or dimensions... Things slipping in and then out from another realm.
Hey, great video but you either forgot an artist or misattributed something. The thumbnail art(at the time of my viewing) and first picture of the video is by Clyde Caldwell for a magic card and is copyrighted by him and WOTC. Just an FYI.
It would be cool if you wrote what you are saying in this video so we could read along. It would make more of an impact if people could read along as you tell the story. Thanks for sharing ✌️
Strictly a narration of the Rhiannon portion of the Mabinogi. Accompanied y various images to somewhat illustrate the text. Subtitles would help a newbie to follow the plot and all the many names - unfamiliar to the first time reader.
*she is like a cat in the dark and then she is the darkness*
She rules her life like a fine Skylark, and when the sky is starless
All your life you’ve never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised to you heaven? Would you even try
but does it...
get any better than this...?
i duno,
but its Just
🌟 tingto Ring....
True.... but, try to keep the gaff
clean as you wander.
look outside.
well now woods be silly.
n dark,
i can be a fun being
cleaning out stuff
from the bottom, of it all....
all the way...
well i think i canSee okay.
if i look.
/waves
& huh what switch.?
@@sydneyt9057 More likely given wind.
Rhiannon: okay so let's just put him in a bag and beat him up
The Prince: ok sounds good
Truly a most clever and noble plan
😂😂😂
Rhianon is might be a real historical figure..or it could be just Rumours..
I saw what you did there.
🤣🤣
Worst joke ever
bahaha i love this
Right over my head.
That king of the underworld was Arawn, and after he and Pwyll swaped places, they became good friends when Arawn discovered that even though Pwyll had evey oppurtunity to sleep with his wife, he didn't, because Pwyll is a true bro. That is why he named Pwyll "the head of Annwn", which was an honorary title that basically meant he was a good friend and champion of the king of Annwn.
The Horned King This sounds like a fantasy book series I’ve read.
I know this story well about Rhiannon & Pwyll.
The Horned King Loyalty is hard to come by.
Master chief will still kill em
spudthepug chronicales of Prydain is loosely based
Stevie Nicks brought me here
Of course she did❤️
Ana Luiza Brown me too!
The song was written about a piano teacher called Francesca (Frances) who was a Wiccan and lived in Church Village near Cardiff in Wales. She taught Stevie Nicks the piano some Latin and French and about the Goddess.
@@nigelsheppard625 Thanks for the info!
Sorta cept for books.
""She rides through the night and brings light and beauty back to the world."
Rhiannon is the Moon, the Moon Goddess, the white owl in the night, the pale goddess on her white horse. For further descriptions of Rhiannon as the moon goddess in the night sky, go watch & listen to the expert: Stevie Nicks.
aka lilith
She's not an expert ,but she is knowledgeable. Most people don't understand why they are drawn to certain things ..they don't understand their DNA .
And when we do understand, society labels us as evil and wrong.
Seriously, screw those maids. "We're sorry mam, but you....ATE YOUR BABY. Oh yes, terrible, terrible.."
Ekter ya wtf
I want my baby back baby back riiiiibs!
They also killed 3 puppies
LMFAO
I really wanted to know what happened to them after they found the son. Like are we just gonna forget they lied??? Off with their heads!
The Mabinogi (or Mabinogian) is short and can be easily read in one or two days. I LOVED it. Also it has the earliest mention of Arthur.
Diolch am gwneud chwedl Rhiannon a Pwyll.
Thank you for doing the tale of Rhiannon & Pwyll.
Mae’r enw Pwyll ddim yn cael ei ddweud fel yn yr fideo, yw e?
*All your life you've never seen a woman*
*Taken by the wind*
that song started playing in my head as soon as i saw the title of the video.
george johnson lol, same.
Would you stay is she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Cody Nelson my aren't you just clever, shut up dork
Cody Nelson my aren't you just clever, shut up dork
The art is just beautiful. I can see what attracted Stevie to this legend. I never heard it before.
Maybe RhiRhi is like a diwata (they're nature deities in Filipino mythology) she doesn't seem to be a god but she's not quite human either. Diwatas are like that. Just a thought.
the greeks had the concept of "daemons" for that. semigods, kinda
I think She is a Goddess, but this myth IS told post-Christianity, so that's the perspective this is written from. Also, I've been wanting to learn more about the old Filipino religions. (I know there were a lot of Muslims, like in Mindanao, but I mean O-L-D school religion.) Pilipino ka ba?
Didn't Rhiannon ring like a bell through the night?
Sorry about that, this video deserves better, but I couldn't help myself.
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
I WAS GONNA SAY THIS
She's also like a cat in the dark, but then she is the darkness
Apology accepted.
She also rules her life like a fine skylark and then she is the darkness.
Will you please do a video on Branwen next? 🙏🏻
I have two daughters: The younger one is named Rhiannon and the older one is named Branwen. 😊
I have a Rhiannon and a Brynn
I love that 💓
Heres my child. His name is Anxiety.
So I have a copy of the Mabinogion and it has been so useful for coming up with elven city names for D&D
I have a Mage named Rhiannon from DnD 2nd edition. I knew some Celtic Mythos before that Fleetwood Mac song but still had to explain the name.
You should have played an insturmental version of the Fleetwood Mac song in the background
That would be awesome 😊
That would be expensive! 🤣🤣🤣
A bardcore version 😃
@@MikRubin one may still get striked but it’s an awesome idea! I would definitely listen! 🤗
A similar Deity to Epona, who guided souls to the afterlife by giving them a horse to ride with her.
Bruno Franco Link’s horse?
@Joachim Hohenzollern Epona has diferent atributes. Sometimes associated with war, sometimes fertility, sometimes the afterlife.
Yes, when I was a child I played in an old Roman temple ruin, where they also worshiped Epona. She was an important goddess for the tribe that lived there and was called Treveri.
Legend of Zelda is not original as I thought
I'd like to see you show the "Tyr na N'og" or land of eternal youth. Great story of Oisin and Neve.
For anyone who wants to read a great retelling of all four branches of the Mabinogion involving Rhiannon, her son, Manawydden and others they should read Evangeline Walton's great tetralogy consisting of The Prince of Annwn, The Children of Llyr, The Song of Rhiannon and The Island of the Mighty. She stays true to the original stories but fills in a lot of blank space with motivation and observation while keeping continuing themes running through them. Originally published complete almost fifty years ago it may be hard to find. My copy is from a reprint from 2004 but I vividly remember reading them when Ballantine published them back in the early 70's. Take it from someone who has been reading sci-fi and fantasly for almost sixty years, you won't regret searching them out. Gorgeous writing.
Thank you for your post. I read her books about forty years ago and I couldn't recall her name. Now I can search them out again.
Mannawyddan ap Lyr. One of my favorite deities. This story certainly puts his wisdom on full display!
Thank you. Of all the Celtic goddesses, Rhiannon is my favorite.
I wish I could send you an audio file of mispronunciations but also thank you for having a go and shedding light on these amazing stories from Cymru!
Thank you so much for this!! I’m trying to find more Celtic and Irish mythology, goddesses and gods and their stories ect online! But I can’t find anything!!! This was so helpful! Please do more!
A year and a day has a lot of meaning/power in Celtic folklore.
Yes, in many cultures, New Orleans for one corpses are taken out of their coffins and stored in the mausoleum after a year and a day, supposedly this is enough time for corruption to take place . It’s a magical number.
I am from North Wales and proud of my Celtic heritage great video dude
I was about to say that I’m sure she’s linked to Epona
Very fascinating! Up until now, I thought Rhiannon was just the name of a good Stevie Nicks song.
Thank you so much!!!
I just downloaded a copy of the Mabinogian. I have always wanted to read the original Taleisin.
Your work and research into this area, the stories of my ancestors, is much appreciated sir.
I'd imagine before this story was christianised the bishop at the end would have been a Druid, or, the welsh equivalent of essentially that idea.
You would imagine.
@@crywlf9103 If you have a bunch of pre-christianisation celtic folklore, please do share it. Otherwise, stop being a jackass, because such a thing doesn't exist, so we have to take the information we do have and draw reasonable conclusions..
I find this so interesting being a horsewoman myself and named after Rhiannon
Good name to have...I named one of mine the same.
I know a horse named Rhiannon!
My middle name's Rhiannon and I love horses as well haha
I'm an equestrian myself and named my daughter Rhiannon when she was born during the tornadoes on December 11th, 2021 (it has a Wikipedia page if you care to remember that storm...it killed quite a few ppl unfortunately). As they were leaving this world, she was entering. She was taken by the wind. 🤍
Well done on the prounoncation I know for that LL as u did as it isn't easy for english speaker's or if anyone that's not heard it spoken as we do have a sound based language.
Da iawn!
whats the reason for your user name? im curious
You can just ask someone for their wife and if they slip up you get their wife?
No wonder people were miserable. They just accept anything said to them. You ate your own babies. Gimme your wife. Also here's your baby back.
You must imagine Gwawl disguised as a beggar or common man and Pwyll saying something like, "anything you ask for, since it is such a joyful day. in fact, I give you my word." And then Gwawl revealing his face or even transforming, grinning evily.
It is pronounced "hree-ANN-on." Rh is one letter in Cymraeg. Rh makes the "hre" sound.
“Are you sure beating the bag will make him yield?”
“Oh, it’ll make him yield. I put A LOT of salt and vinegar potato chips in there.”
“...I’m so in love with you right now...”
“You can tell me later.”
Thank you for this enjoyable and informative video. Can you add anything about her connection with birds?
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised to you heaven?
Will you ever win?
She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen a woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised to you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Wow. Origin?
@@davywavy6457 Lyrics from the song 'Rhiannon' by Fleetwood Mac
@@grobbert thanks
Love that song!!!!!
I don’t want to see the lyrics to a song that has nothing to do with the actual myth, only banging Lindsay Buckingham but will I ever win?
I was actually a little disappointed he left out the part where Arawn finds out Pwyll never slept with his wife the whole time he was there. It's kinda why he gets his title
Well this is Rhiannon, not Pwyll
total bro move right there
I read The Mabinogion decades ago without realising it's Welsh. Only now I find out, thank you. Great video.
Your saying their names incorrectly but good job👍 The Mabinogion is still taught in 🏴.
Have you done one for Cernunnos yet?
She's similar to Epona and Valkeries
Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and many other great musicians were in to Irish and Celtic mythology. There's a Brazilian band called Tuathe De Danaan. Awesome tunes.
Fun fact, Robert Plant bought Crowley's old home b/c he was into occultism.
Irish and Celtic!? 😩 Irish are Celtic.
That's like saying Welsh and British are good....The Welsh (British = Bythonic, with Brythonic being a different Celtic Branch. Another Words....Cymro Britons amd Irish are both Celtic) are the The British people. The English have convinced alot of the world they are British at the expense of the Native people.
@@amethystrain2513 that was Jimmy page not Robert plant
This story connect to Branwen. Would plz cover Branwen next?
The Wales, Irish & Scotland tales all have similarities. All are showing humanity, courage, humility and social life. 3 is popular too.
the red dragon ! Cornwall RINGS A BELL !
I must note, the mabinogian is not correct, that's a grouping of stories that the mabinogi, the actual set of stories, was amongst, it was compiled much later and contains other stories as well
I love that he opens the video with how her name is pronounced. I was wondering that when i saw the title
I love mythology from all over the world, but Celtic mythology is my favorite. ✨🌙🌿✨
I'm 100% sure that Tolkien used this as the basis for his story, Beren & Luthien
I watched this twice and still couldn’t get the names straight. But from what I did understand, this was a pretty crazy tale.
I love these videos. Particularly the Celtic ones. I find I’d like to know how the names are spelt. This seems well scripted. I think it might be a good thing to add it as a more correct closed captions.
*"You should not have come here human, why have you crossed into my domain?"*
"I was hunting with my pals but I had to pee and I got lost."
*"YOU ENDED UP IN MY MAGICAL RELM OF SECRETS ON YOUR WAY TO TAKE A LEAK!?!"*
"I am not a clever person"
Ah, Welsh mythology. Ignored only for one reason, and that's because of those who think Welsh is difficult to learn. When it isnt.
Mae'n hard as fuckiau yn fy marn i.
Mutations for one.
@@TheAlmightyAss Mutations are irrelevant. They're one of those things you get right with experience, but aren't vitally important. They add a bit more fluency to the spoken language, but people will always understand you if you get them wrong.
Welsh is no more difficult to learn than any other language. It's probably easier to learn than English.
Welsh can be difficult for some, let's not be too militant about this.
It's pretty simple actually.
1. Learn british
2. Skip a letter every here n there
3. Get drunk
@@kidakcus7874 There are several British languages.
I would love more of this
There were Celts in Gaul (France), too.....not just Wales and Ireland.
Woah
@@mariearchambeault145 I'm guessing by your last name, that you knew that ;)
@@christinabryant1899 I honestly know nothing about my family or their history
Besides being french a little scottish a little irish and some german from my dads side
I'm guessing that's common amongst the French to have similar dna but as far as anything from france I do not know
But would love to know it all
Not by the time this was written.
@@Aron-ru5zk Bretons.
Ayyy it's krosan restorer in the thumbnail. I knew I recognized it
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night.....And wouldn't you love to love her?
@9:20 Just casually promising your Mum's hand in marriage to ya new best mate... 😂
Dreams unwind loves a state of mind
Source of the bag of holding lol
Oh wow . That’s an amazing story. My Mother’s family ancestry is from Wales . So no wonder I am naturally intrigued.
Can you please do one on Tristan and Isolde?
Their Welsh names are Trystan ag(and) Esyllt 😊
She rings like a bell through the night, and would you love to love her
The story of disappearing wheat is almost like what happens every 50 years or less in Mizoram, my home
Um... what?
@@Seth_Cones I guess he just has a problem with women dressed as mice stealing his crops. What's strange about that?
I kept seeing the name Rhiannon when I was pregnant with my daughter.
Did you name her rhiannon?
Modern Mage I probably should have but instead went with the only name my husband would agree to. Plus her middle name.
I did as well and named my daughter Rhiannon
Rhiannon, a beautiful Welsh name
If I had a daughter I would have given her that name but I only had sons!
My granddaughter is named Rhiannon
This is a fantastic story. Love it!
My name is rhiannon man i love my name. :)
And here I was thinking it was just a name in a song
What an interesting story! Otherworldly and dimensional 'magic' and beings... Perhaps from other planets.. Or dimensions...
Things slipping in and then out from another realm.
So relieved that this ended happily :)
Is that Krosan Restorer on the thumbnail?
Gulliglubs yup
This is the extension of eden meru,
(And the story of ragnarok), it is more true than most people know...
The painting of Pwyll on the throne; which actor does he look like?
Love the pictures, and the story teller 🤩
Uhh I love this?! Just someone telling a story
Imagine your parents basically naming you "anxiety"
I might be mistaken but I think pwyll is pronounced like “pwish”
Pwi...radio static
I like the images. So enjoyable!
Neato! The algorithm doing good by me ☺️ one story pls ☝️🐹
Pwyll is pretty much pronounced Puth, not quite, but it's the closest I can come up with.
Nicely related nevertheless 😂
@2:00
"There walks a lady we all know,
Who shines white light, and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold"
I look for this town with the rolling hills that is one acre with a stable and a black smith
Hey, great video but you either forgot an artist or misattributed something. The thumbnail art(at the time of my viewing) and first picture of the video is by Clyde Caldwell for a magic card and is copyrighted by him and WOTC. Just an FYI.
Ah thank you. Sometimes it can be tricky to track down sources.
Yes, I would love to love her.
The castle on the hill with water down the road
When Pwyll came to shove, he is your bro!
Isn’t that a Magic card art?
It would be cool if you wrote what you are saying in this video so we could read along. It would make more of an impact if people could read along as you tell the story. Thanks for sharing ✌️
Just turn the captions on
Rhiannon rings like bell through the night
Strictly a narration of the Rhiannon portion of the Mabinogi. Accompanied y various images to somewhat illustrate the text. Subtitles would help a newbie to follow the plot and all the many names - unfamiliar to the first time reader.
You can just turn on captions, TH-cam has that option
I love being named after Rhiannon so proud of my namesake
Beautiful Godess name 🙏🏻🤍🌺🌸💜🌟🌈💕
Love you Rhi Rhi Rhi
Did you say Gwent? *pulls out deck*
There is a place called Gwent in south wales
Awesome! I'm quite partial to the name lol
Rhiannon Rambles & Readings hey me too
You guys shut your mouths, it's such a cool name
Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nick may have seen this kind of painting when she wrote the lyrics of Rhiannon.
hey hun, the mabinogian is said like.. mab-in-ogg-e-on like fog .. its not like gil.
The kingdom of gwent eh, hmm sounds like paradise.
Agreed.
Geralt of Rivia: "Up for a few rounds of....our Kingdom?"
Commoner: *vigorous nod*
@Twm Llwynog That's true! :D
It eras actually Dyfed wasnt it?
Great stories. The ads are intolerable. But ads are intolerable no matter where they are
I understand why Boudicca tried to pass herself off as Mabb.
This is very Hindi in many ways, even names. As for looking into more celtic mythology maybe try the pict's the pictish as they were celt