Gan fod ‘Culhwch ac Olwen’ yn chwedl mor fawr a mor bwysig, rydym wedi neilltuo dwy bennod gyfan i’w thrafod hi. Eglurwn yn y bennod hon pam fod y stori ganoloesol hon mor ddiddorol a pham bod y testun llenyddol hwn mor bwysig. Dyma gyfle i weld yr Athur Cymreig a Chymraeg cynhenid ar ei orau, yng nghanol camp a rhemp llys sy’n llawn cymeriadau rhyfeddol. Ond mae hefyd yn stori am ymgais Culhwch i gael hyd i Olwen a’i phriodi, ac mae stori werin draddodiadol am arwr yn priodi merch y cawr yn fframwaith ar gyfer llwyth o anturiaethau. Nodweddir y chwedl hon gan gyflawnder o gymeriadau Arthuraidd, gan gynnwys ambell un a fydd yn gyfarwydd i ddilynwyr ‘Yr Hen Iaith’ (fel y porthor Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr, er enghraifft, a fedyddiwyd gan Richard Wyn Jones yn ‘Gyfaill y Pod’). Ac, ie, pam bod Culhwch yn mynd at Arthur er mwyn cael torri’i wallt?! Arthur the Barber As ‘Culhwch and Olwen’ is such a big tale and such an important one, we’ve devoted two entire episodes to discussing it. We explain in this this episode why this medieval story is so interesting and why this literary text is so interesting. Here’s an opportunity to see the original Welsh Arthur at his best, in the middle of the feats and excess of a court full of wondrous characters. But here also is a story about Culhwch’s attempt to find and marry Olwen, and a traditional folk tale about a hero wedding the giant’s daughter serves that serves as a framework for a great many adventures. This tale is graced by an abundance of Arthurian characters, including some who will be familiar to followers of ‘Yr Hen Iaith’ (such as the gatekeeper Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr, for example, dubbed ‘Friend of the Pod’ by Richard Wyn Jones). And, by the way, why does Culhwch go to Arthur in order to have his hair cut? Cyflwynwyd gan: Yr Athro Jerry Hunter a'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones Cynhyrchwyd gan: Richard Martin Cerddoriaeth: Might Have Done gan The Molenes Dilynwch ni ar Trydar: http://www.twitter.com/YrHenIaith Tanysgrifwch yn eich hoff ap podlediadau neu ar YouTube i derbyn y pennod nesaf ar cyhoeddiad. Darllen pellach: / Further Reading: - Rachel Bromwich a D. Simon Evans (goln.), Culhwch ac Olwen (Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2012). - Dafydd Ifans a Rhiannon Ifans, Y Mabinogion[:] Diweddariad (Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer, 1980)
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