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Long before Scotland, the Gododdin ruled the Borders. Their catastrophic defeat at Catraeth marked the end of an era. Here's their story. #Gododdin #BordersHistory #Votadini #Scotland #Catraeth #AncientTribes
Now I pass over lands unknown, fighting for realms now lost to time, and finding the folk that I once hold dear.
#teulu #britain #prydain #celtic #brythonic #picts #altclut #scotland #wales #henogledd #gododdin #cavalry #sogdians #sabre #oldnorth #earlymedieval #7thcentury
Memories last, and memories matter. The #Gododdin commemorates the dead of a conflict 1,400 years ago. I'll be telling some of that #story at Tales for #Remembrance, #online on Sun 12/11: https://t.co/9W7UCeqZhy All proceeds donated to the Peace Pledge Union. #storytelling #Song
#DavidJDavis on #GillianClarke's translation of the foundational Welsh epic The #Gododdin:
https://t.co/wmbcT0PtqR via @ubookman
We are surrounded by ancient #hillforts, showing how many thousands of years human history have developed here. Once the #OldNorth of the #Votadini and #Gododdin tribes, this is a land of mystery and legend... #stowrhymeswithwow #scottishborders #scotlandstartshere 2/5
A brand new talk by Dr Ben Guy, 'New light on the Gododdin?' which is very informative.
The introductions are bilingual with a lot of Welsh but the lecture itself in English, starting at roudn the two minute mark. #gododdin
https://t.co/X7UPgRsG4Q
Gillian Clarke's excellent new translation of Y Gododdin was published this year. Her translation is poetry, the most moving that I've come across.
'Men rode to Catraeth, fearless,
crazed with mead. I sing their praise.'
https://t.co/2lP70JNceY #gododdin
Aneirin of flowing verse, prince of bards, survived the Battle of Catraeth where 300 warriors of the Gododdin died. His own death came about when he was struck on the head by Heidyn ab Enygan, which was one of the Three Hatchet-blows and Three Unfortunate Slaughters.#Gododdin
And to round it all off a brief lecture by Celtic scholar John Koch on Y Gododdin. Mae Gŵyl y Gododdin wedi gorffen.
https://t.co/vVs34Z3vXL
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And here's Scottish harper and storyteller Robin Williamson telling the Gododdin as a tale with harp accompaniment. Robin came to fame in the Incredible String Band and lived in Cardiff for a long time.
https://t.co/KbMIiKPWkQ
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Scottish piper Jimi McRae has a go at reciting a passage in Old Welsh from the Gododdin. The Gododdin has also been claimed as the oldest Scottish poem. In 2009 David Purdie published a translation of Y Gododdin into Scots as 'The Godothin'.
https://t.co/xe4WyAaoQY #Gododdin
Dublin artist Louis Le Brocquy was noted for his illustrations to Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge. He also illustrated Dolmen Press' limited edition of the Gododdin translated by Desmond O'Grady. Le Brocquy drew with his left hand, as his right arm was broken at the time.#Gododdin
Early he rose, at dawning,
For a spear-fight before the line.
A breach, a blazing breakthrough,
Like a boar he charged the hill.
He was courteous, he was grave.
Savage were his dark spear-shafts.
(Joseph Clancy's superb translation is online
https://t.co/uteVCqfwgi) #Gododdin
A wee bit more about the Brith Gof/Test Dept performance of Y Gododdin and Wales' more radical Welsh-language theatre productions.
https://t.co/unLx2JS02V
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This documentary looks at Brith Gof/Test Dept's 1988-89 production of Y Gododdin. It debuted at the abandoned Rover car factory in Cardiff, and used 600 tons of sand, 50 trees, 30 wrecked cars and a set that flooded as the performance progressed.#Gododdin
https://t.co/y0CucpGkKV
Welsh theatre company Brith Gof and industrial band Test Dept performed and recorded an adaptation of Y Gododdin in 1988-9. Performances included an abandoned car factory in Cardiff. The bilingual musical performance is still startling today.
https://t.co/jRCIzQGtHC #Gododdin
The Gododdin survives in Llyfr Aneirin. It is usually counted as the oldest Welsh poem. Set in 6th century south Scotland and north England it has also been styled the oldest Scottish poem and the oldest British poem. It is written in a mix of middle and old Welsh. #Gododdin
A nice Guardian article on Y Gododdin.
https://t.co/fogNEhOZ9G #Gododdin
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