“Tri gyrddion ynys Prydain: Gwrnerth Ergydlym, a laddes yr arth mwyav ac a welwyd erioed a saeth wellten; a Gwgawn Llawgadarn, a dreiglis maen maenarch o’r glynn i benn y mynydd, ac nid oedd llai na thrugain ych ai tynnai; ac Eidiol Gadarn, a laddes o’r Saeson ym mrad Caersallawg chwechant a thrigain a chogail gerdin o fachlud haul hyd yn nhywyll.” (Triad lx. third series.) Favourite expressions of both Gwgan and Gwiawn are recorded in Chwedlau’r Doethion. (Iolo MSS. pp. 251, 651.) “A glywaist ti chwedl Gwgan, Gwedi dianc o’r ffwdan? Addaw mawr a rhodd fechan.” Hast thou heard the saying of Gwgan, After escaping from the turmoil? Great promise and a small gift. “A glywaist ti chwedl Gwiawn, Dremynwr, golwg uniawn? Duw cadarn a farn pob iawn.” Hast thou heard the saying of Gwiawn, The observer of accurate sight? The mighty God will determine every right. {129b} See proceeding stanza. Gwion and Gwyn are mentioned together as the sons of Cyndrwyn by Llywarch Hên. See his Elegy on Cynddylan. {129c} The son of Evrog, and one of the knights of the court of Arthur, who found the Greal.— “Tri marchawg llys Arthur a gawsant y Greal. Galath vab Llawnselot dy Lak, a Pheredur mab Evrawc Iarll, a Bort mab brenin Bort. Y ddau gyntav oeddynt wery o gorph, a’r trydydd oedd ddiweir am na wnaeth pechawd cnawdol ond unwaith a hynny drwy brovedigaeth yn yr amser yr ennillawdd ev * * o verch Brangor yr hon a vu ymerodres yn Constinobl, or honn y doeth y genhedlaeth vwyav o’r byd, ac o genhedlaeth Joseph o Arimathea y hanoeddyn ell tri, ac o lin Davydd brophwyd mal y tystiolaetha Ystoria y Greal.”—(Triad lxi. first series.) {129d} This name occurs in the Tale of Twrch Trwyth, page 259. {129e} Probably Aeddon the son of Ervei: see line 845. {130a} Or affirmatively, “a shield in the battle.” {130b} Or “how sad their award.” {130c} “How grievous is the longing for them.” {130d} This line is full of poetical beauty, and forcibly exhibits how the baneful effects of the banquet, or the engagement to which it was the prelude, prevented the return of the warriors home, which their friends so ardently desired. {130e} This figure is similar to that in the fourth line of the stanza. {131a} His name occurs again in the poem. The “horn of Gwlgawd Gododin” is mentioned in the Tale of “Kilhwch and Olwen,” p. 283. {131b} Or in reference to the banquet itself,—“notable were its effects, and it was the price which bought the battle of Cattraeth,” i.e. bought, or brought about its disastrous consequences. {131c} That is, contributed his life towards a victory. {131d} Or _giantlike_; a reference to his stature, implied in the title “Hir,” (tall) which was attached to his name. See stanza V. note. {131e} Lit. “With the strength of steeds.” {131f} “Ar gychwyn,” poised, ready to fly.