<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In a previous issue of this journal, Natasha Sumner of Harvard claimed of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi that the “exact date of composition for the text is not known”; she yet quoted Professor Catherine McKenna, also of Harvard, for the tales as certainly predating the Fall of Gwynedd in 1282. A response to Professor Sumner’s comment thus has three functions. It cites publications on the question from 1897 to 2018; reveals the scholarly disagreement therein; but concludes with evidence to put the tales in the 1120s or early 1130s.</p></abstract>

In a previous issue of this journal, Natasha Sumner of Harvard claimed of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi that the “exact date of composition for the text is not known”; she yet quoted Professor Catherine McKenna, also of Harvard, for the tales as certainly predating the Fall of Gwynedd in 1282. A response to Professor Sumner’s comment thus has three functions. It cites publications on the question from 1897 to 2018; reveals the scholarly disagreement therein; but concludes with evidence to put the tales in the 1120s or early 1130s.

The Dates of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Studia Celtica Posnaniensia

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In a previous issue of this journal, Natasha Sumner of Harvard claimed of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi that the “exact date of composition for the text is...

The Dates of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Published Online: May 11, 2019

Page range: 47 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scp-2018-0003

Keywords
Mabinogi, history of Celtic scholarship, dating of medieval texts, the twelfth century

© 2019 Andrew Breeze, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Dates of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi

Published Online: May 11, 2019

Page range: 47 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scp-2018-0003

KeywordsMabinogi, history of Celtic scholarship, dating of medieval texts, the twelfth century

© 2019 Andrew Breeze, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Mabinogi, history of Celtic scholarship, dating of medieval texts, the twelfth century