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Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain

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The number of treasures is always given as thirteen, but some later versions list different items, replacing or combining entries to maintain the number. Later versions also supplement the plainlist with explanatory comments about each treasure. The standard version of the list includes the following
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which Culhwch is required to obtain for the wedding banquet. King Arthur requests the cauldron from King Odgar, but Diwrnach refuses to give up his prized possession. Arthur goes to visit Diwrnach in Ireland, accompanied by a small party, and is received at his house, but when Diwrnach refuses to
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had approached the kings and lords of Britain to request their treasures. They consented on the condition that he obtained the horn of Brân Galed, supposing that the task would be impossible to fulfill (whether owing to Brân's reputation for being close-fisted or for some other reason). However,
538:) of Dyrnwch the Giant is said to discriminate between cowards and brave men: whereas it would not boil meat for a coward, it would boil quickly if that meat belonged to a brave man. The description probably goes back to a story similar to that found in the Middle Welsh tale 304:'s Stone and Ring. Where these appear, one of the other treasures is dropped and the Crock and the Dish of Rhygenydd the Cleric are counted as one item. The new items come from literary, rather than traditional, material; the Mantle comes from a version of the 168:): "if a well-born man drew it himself, it burst into flame from its hilt to its tip. And everyone who used to ask for it would receive; but because of this peculiarity everyone used to reject it. And therefore he was called Rhydderch the Generous." 120:
tradition. Lists of the items appear in texts dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. The number of treasures is always given as thirteen, but some later versions list different items, replacing or combining entries to maintain the number.
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Arthur's mantle is included in the list of the only things Arthur will not give to the protagonist Culhwch, but it is not named specifically or otherwise described. However, the names of several of the other items contain the element
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The Horn of Brân Galed ("the Stingy" or "the Niggard") from the North is said to have possessed the magical property of ensuring that "whatever drink might be wished for was found in it". Marginal notes to the text in Peniarth MS 147
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and dish, horn and knife), objects relating to weaponry (sword, whetstone) and to transport (halter, chariot), clothing (coat, mantle) and still other items (stone and ring, chessboard). Most of the items are placed in the
237:): if a brave man sharpened his sword on the whetstone, then the sword would certainly kill any man from whom it drew blood. If a cowardly man used the whetstone, though, his sword would refuse to draw blood at all. 636:
Sharpens the blade of a fine warrior. It shall draw blood from any enemy of its user if its user be brave; if its user shall be cowardly, then the blade shall not be sharpened and draw no blood whatsoever.
226:): if meat for a coward were put in it to boil, it would never boil; but if meat for a brave man were put in it, it would boil quickly (and thus the brave could be distinguished from the cowardly). 717:, the mantle is specifically named Gwenn, and has properties analogous to those given in the lists of the Thirteen Treasures, though here it is those on top of the mantle who are made invisible. 296:
would not serve for any woman who had violated her marriage or her virginity. It would reach to the ground when worn by a faithful woman but would only hang down to the lap of an unfaithful wife.
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transformed into a man superior to the Tri Hael, i.e. the three most generous men in Britain according to one of the Welsh Triads. Later bards to allude to the treasure include
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Rather large chess board with pieces of silver and crystal and the board made of gold. The pieces only play by themselves if all the pieces are set up correctly.
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Some of the magical objects listed can be shown to have earlier origins in Welsh narrative tradition. Items 1, 2 and 7, for instance, are also described in the
399:) which would multiply food: if one was to put food for one man in the basket and open it again, the food was found to be increased a hundredfold. 612:
to emphasize the Irish setting of his story. Although Dyrnwch is not himself described as an Irishman, it is probable that his name goes back to
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The discrepancy between Brân's nickname ("the Stingy") and the special property of the enchanted horn appears to be explained by the Welsh poet
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Myrddin somehow succeeded in obtaining the drinking horn and so received the other treasures as well. He took his hoard to the "Glass House" (
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or mantle is said to make anyone underneath it invisible, though able to see out. This item is known from two other sources, the prose tales
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meaning "the Generous", but the recipients, as soon as they had learned of its peculiar properties, always rejected the sword.
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texts with notes, first published in 1961). Appendix III. Edited from Cardiff MS. 17, pp. 95–6, and other variants.
2569: 1071: 208:): which was fixed to a staple at the foot of his bed: whatever horse he might wish for, he would find in the halter. 2250: 2298: 1934: 2574: 1198: 1155: 2210: 1339: 1279: 179:): food for one man would be put in it, and when it was opened, food for a hundred men would be found in it. 2589: 2564: 2104: 248:): if a well-born man put it on, it would be the right size for him; if a churl, it would not go upon him. 436:, who lived in the mid-15th century and was therefore contemporary with the earliest attestations of the 656:
Belonged to Rhygenydd the Cleric. Whatever food might be wished for in them, it would be found on them.
2235: 1594: 1231: 266:): if the pieces were set, they would play by themselves. The board was of gold, and the men of silver. 2360: 152:; some early manuscripts refer to the whole list specifically as treasures "that were in the North". 2559: 2129: 761: 2579: 2355: 2245: 1148: 2097: 1999: 1872: 1352: 713:, meaning "white; sacred; blessed", suggesting otherworldly connections for the whole list. In 55: 2195: 1293: 1286: 685: 278: 197:): if a man went in it, he might wish to be wherever he would, and he would be there quickly. 1224: 1217: 2149: 1300: 1210: 472: 259: 230: 77: 572:, Diwrnach's cauldron is not attributed with any special power. However, the earlier poem 8: 2584: 2345: 2325: 2255: 1990: 1614: 1574: 1559: 145: 1429: 1126: 925:, ed. Bromwich and Evans, pp. 24 and 37; tr. Jones and Jones, pp. 103, 115-6. Bromwich, 698: 452: 2365: 1499: 1484: 1379: 1358: 1346: 515: 456: 426: 212: 1929: 1021:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1978; revised ed. 1991 (Critical edition of the 2522: 2320: 2315: 2190: 2154: 1709: 1679: 1674: 1529: 1251: 1242: 1082: 1067: 590: 565:
and, taking with them the cauldron loaded with the spoils of war, return to Britain.
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Later lists also include two additional treasures, the Mantle of Tegau Eurfon, and
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and exhibits no literary provenance, may have been selected by the author of
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Note: some of the existing swords are named after earlier legendary ones.
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Sims-Williams, Patrick. "The Significance of the Irish Personal Names in
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Culhwch and Olwen: An Edition and Study of the Oldest Arthurian Tale
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Sims-Williams, "The significance of the Irish personal names in
689:(early 13th century). A very similar mantle also appears in the 255:): whatever food might be wished for in them, it would be found. 2477: 2457: 2386: 2265: 2200: 2036: 1897: 1877: 1862: 1744: 1739: 1724: 1644: 1624: 1619: 1564: 1265: 581: 554: 468: 392: 1494: 745:. It's said that Merlin once possessed this item for a while. 308:
story, while Eluned's stone and ring come from the prose tale
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Bartrum, Peter C. "Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydein."
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The identity of Brân Galed (not to be confused with
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Simon Evans, 737:The Stone and Ring of Eluned the Fortunate 604:Diwrnach's name, which derives from Irish 425:had removed the horn from the head of the 93:BL Addl. 15,047, fos. 98a-101a (=Addl. 3); 818:, ed. and tr. Bromwich (1978): pp. 240-1. 652:The Crock and Dish of Rhygenydd Ysgolhaig 402: 116:) are a series of items in late-medieval 90:BL Addl. 15,020, fos. 34a-35a (=Addl. 2); 1112:Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies 798: 796: 794: 792: 620:also present such variant spellings as 553:answer Arthur's request a second time, 182:The Horn of Brân Galed from the North ( 2552: 2137: 279:whoever was under it could not be seen 87:BL Addl. 14,919, fo. 128b (= Addl. 1); 2093: 1144: 511:The Knife of Llawfrodedd the Horseman 1062:Gantz, Jeffrey (translator) (1987). 1049: 789: 1081:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus. 830:, ed. and tr. Bromwich (1978): 241. 222:The Cauldron of Dyrnwch the Giant ( 40:National Library of Wales MS 5269B; 13: 2119: 1273:Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain 1118: 1004: 660:Chessboard of Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio 311:Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain 14: 2601: 530:The Cauldron of Dyrnwch the Giant 284:The Mantle of Tegau Gold-Breast ( 253:Gren a desgyl Rhygenydd Ysgolhaig 2288: 2251:Sword of State of South Carolina 1094:"Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain" 983:, ed. Bromwich and Evans, p. 63. 804:"Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain" 668:The Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall 96:BL Addl. 15,059, fos. 228a-229b. 999: 986: 974: 965: 932: 916: 904: 721:The Mantle of Tegau Gold-Breast 632:The Whetstone of Tudwal Tudglyd 264:Gwyddbwyll Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio 166:Dyrnwyn, gleddyf Rhydderch Hael 1011:Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain 891: 878: 865: 856:Mary Jones, "The Horn of Bran" 849: 821: 809: 776: 487:The Chariot of Morgan Mwynfawr 383:The Hamper of Gwyddno Garanhir 317: 114:Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain 84:. London, 1849. II, pp. 353-4; 1: 769: 757:, The four hallows of Ireland 691:Second Branch of the Mabinogi 475:(northern Wales) in the poem 359:, the Sword of Rhydderch Hael 616:. The extant manuscripts of 344:a list of impossible tasks ( 281:, and he could see everyone. 7: 748: 741:One might describe it as a 641:The Coat of Padarn Beisrudd 499:The Halter of Clydno Eiddyn 391:("Long-shank") possessed a 217:Cyllell Llawfrodedd Farchog 184:Corn Brân Galed o'r Gogledd 62:. 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Index

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Edward Jones
Y Brython 3 (1860)
Charlotte Guest
Welsh
Welsh
crock
Hen Ogledd
Brittonic
Northern England
Rhydderch Hael
Gwyddno Garanhir
Morgan Mwynfawr
Clydno Eiddyn
Llawfrodedd Farchog
Tudwal Tudglyd
Padarn Beisrudd
Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio
Arthur
whoever was under it could not be seen
Tegau Eurfron
Caradoc
mantle
Eluned
Caradoc
Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain
Middle Welsh
Culhwch ac Olwen
King Arthur
Culhwch

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