{124d} Mr. Davies thinks that this warrior was the son of Cunedda, who gave his name to Ceredigion. As Cunedda, however, flourished in the early part of the fifth century, the martial age of his son Ceredig would not well coincide with the date of this poem. There was another Caredig, who succeeded Maelgwn Gwynedd as king of the Britons, about A.D. 590. {125a} “Lletvegin;” lit. a _domestic animal_. We have another example here of the Bard’s favourite practice of contrasting the different qualities of the person whom he celebrates. {125b} Or “When the appointed time of his departure is at hand,” q.d., “gar cyrdd,” from “cerdd” a _walk_. The adopted reading, however, is very strongly corroborated by passages in other poems, where “cyrdd” is unmistakeably used as the plural of “cerdd,” a _song_, e.g.— “Cyrdd a cherddorion A chathleu englynion.” Songs and minstrels, And Angel’s melodies. (Taliesin.) “Ys cad ffyrdd, ys _car cyrdd_ cyflef.” “He is the roads of battle, he is the friend of harmonious songs.” (Cynddelw.) “Llary deyrn cedyrn yn cadw gwesti _cyrdd_, _Cerddorion_ gyflochi.” A mild prince of mighty men keeping festivals of songs, And equally protecting the minstrels. (Llygad Gwr.) “Arddelw cain ffyrdd _cyrdd cyflef_, Urddedig wledig wlad nef.” Claim the splendid paths of harmonious songs, Consecrated governor of the kingdom of heaven. (Bleddyn Vardd.) {125c} A favourite saying of a person of that name has been preserved in the following triplet; “A glywaist ti chwedl Ceredig Brenin doeth detholedig? Pawb a’i droed ar syrthiedig.” Hast thou heard the saying of Ceredig, A wise and select king? Every one has his foot on the fallen. (Iolo MSS. pp. 259, 664.) {126a} The other reading “ceiniad” would mean a _minstrel_, which, on the supposition that the chieftain of the present is the same with that of the preceding stanza, would further support the textual construction which we have given there to “car cyrdd,” viz. _the friend of song_. {126b} Al. “gowan,” gashing. {126c} Al. “Crwydyr,” perambulated. {126d} “Cystudd daear,” _buried_; “cystudd haiarn,” _killed_. See line 128. {126e} Caradawg Vreichvras, chief elder (pen hynaiv) of Gelliwig in Cornwall. (Triad lxiv. first series.) According to the Triads he was one of the battle knights of the Isle of Britain, and in the Englyn attributed to Arthur he is styled “Pillar of Cymru.” “Tri chadvarchawg Teyrn ynys Prydain: Caradawc Vreiehvras, a Llyr Lluyddawg, a Mael ab Menwaed o Arllechwedd; ac Arthur a gant iddynt hynn o Englyn, Sev ynt vy nhri chadvarchawg Mael hir a Llyr Lluyddawg, A cholovn Cymru Caradawg.” (Triad 29.) Caradawg’s horse Lluagor is recorded as one of the three battle horses of the Island. (Trioedd y Meirch, Myv. Arch. vol. ii. p. 20.)