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He was born John Rees at Ponterwyd in Ceredigion, to a lead miner and farmer, Hugh Rees, and his wife.
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Excerpt from Celtic Folklore, Vol. 2: Welsh and Manx Une des légendes les plus répandues en Bretagne est celle d'une prétendue ville d'Is, qui, à une époque inconnue, aurait été engloutie par la mer. On montre, a divers endroits de la côte, l'emplacement de cette cité fabuleuse, et les pêcheurs vous en font d'étranges récits. Les jours de temp6te, assurent-ils, on voit, dans les creux des vagues, le sommet des flèches de ses églises; les jours de calme, on entend monter de l'abime le son de ses cloches, modulant l'hymne du jour. - Renan. More than once in the last chapter was the subject of submersions and cataclysms brought before the reader, and it may be convenient to enumerate here the most remarkable cases, and to add one or two to their number, as well as to dwell at somewhat greater length on some instances which may be said to have found their way into Welsh literature. He has already been told of the outburst of the Glasfryn Lake (p.367) and Ffynnon Gywer (p.376), of ILyn ILech Owen (p.379) and the Crymlyn (p.191), also of the drowning of CantreV Gwaelod (p.383); not to mention that one of my informants had something to say (p.219) of the submergence of Caer Arianrhod, a rock now visible only at low water between Celynnog Fawr and Dinas Dinlle, on the coast of Arfon. But, to put it briefly, it is an ancient belief in the Principality that its lakes generally have swallowed up habitations of men, as in the case of ILyn Syfadon (p.73) and the Pool of Corwrion (p.57). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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1983 Wildwood House trade paperback, British import. John Rhys (Studies in the Arthurian Legend). Celtic mythology covered much of western and central Europe.
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Excerpt from The Welsh People: Chapters on Their Origin, History, Laws, Language, Literature, and Characteristics In issuing a third edition of this book, we desire to say that we have tried to profit by the criticisms passed upon our work. We have not, however, deemed it expedient at present to enlarge its scope by dealing with topics to which it has been alleged, rightly or wrongly, we have not given sufficient space or attention. Errors which have been pointed out by reviewers or which we have ourselves discovered have been, we believe, duly corrected. We also wish to express our gratitude for the kindness with which these chapters have been received by all those who are interested in the past and present condition of the Welsh People. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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(Triumphs of theW ater-world Une des lgendes les plus rtfp...)
Triumphs of theW ater-world Une des lgendes les plus rtfpandues en Bretagne est celled line prtftendue ville dls, qui, kune poque inconnue, aundt tengloutie par la mer. On montre, a divers endroits de la c6te, remplacement de cette cit fabuleuse, et les pftcheurs vous en font dtranges rcits. Les jours de temp6te, assurent-ils, on voit, dans les creux des vagues, le sommet des flches de ses glises; les jours de calme, on enteud monter de I ablme 1son de ses cloches, modulant I hymne du jour. Rknan. More than once in the last chapter was the subject of submersions and cataclysms brought before the reader, and it may be convenient to enumerate here the most remarkable cases, and to add one or two to their number, as well as to dwell at somewhat greater length on some instances which may be said to have found their way into Welsh literature. He has already been told of the outburst of the Glasfrjoi Lake (p. 367) andF fynnon Gywer (p. 376), of IL yn IL echO wen (p. 379) and the Crymlyn (p. 191), also of the drowning of CantreV Gwaelod (p. 383); not to mention that one of my informants had something to say (p. 219) of the submergence of Caer A rianrhod, a rock now visible only at low water between Celynnog Fawr and Dinas Dinlle, on the coast of A rfon. But, to put it briefly, it is an ancient belief in the Principality that its lakes generally have swallowed up habitations of men, as in the case of IL yn Syfadon (p. 73) and the Pool of Corwrion (p. 57). (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original fo
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John Rhys (1840-1915), the son of a Welsh farmer, studied at Oxford and in Germany, and became the first professor of Celtic languages at Oxford in 1877. His research ranged across the fields of linguistics, history, archaeology, ethnology and religion, and his many publications were instrumental in establishing the field of Celtic studies. This two-volume work, published in 1901, had its beginnings in the late 1870s, when Rhys began collecting Welsh folk tales. His entertaining preface sheds light on folklore fieldwork and its difficulties, including fragmentary evidence, alteration of stories by those interviewed, and the hostility of the religious and educational establishment to 'superstition'. Volume 1 begins with these stories; for each text, Rhys provides fascinating information about his sources, and an English translation. Later chapters present comparative material, focusing particularly on the Isle of Man, and a detailed account of Welsh legends and customs associated with wells.
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THIS is a book full of learning and full of interest; but the views put forward in it are not likely to receive general acceptance, nor are they in my judgment put forward in a manner best calculated to win it. It is impossible in this review to discuss at adequate length work which deals with mythology much more than with history. Still mythology itself—the history of the beliefs of a people at any time—does claim a place in history in the strictest sense of the word: in many cases it is of more value to the historian than the record of actual events. If the Arthurian legend were as closely connected as Professor Rhys believes it to be with the lost mythology of the Celtic folk, it would be really of greater importance to us on that score than on account of any stray records which it might preserve of the historic Arthur. Before, however, I say anything of the mythologic parts of the book (ninety-nine hundredths of it), I will speak of, in order to dismiss, those pages which treat of the historic Arthur. That there was an historic Arthur Mr. Rhys admits. He makes the acute observation that the title which Arthur preserves in Welsh literature, yr amherawdyr Arthur, the emperor Arthur—not gwledig, prince—points to his having held the office of comes Britanniæ or the equivalent thereof. The comes Britanniæ was the superior officer alike of the dux Britanniarum, who had charge of the forces in the north and especially on the wall, and the comes littoris Saxonici, the defender of the Saxon or south-east coast. It will be in the memory of those who have read the same writer's 'Celtic Britain' that he discusses which of the two titles comes Britanniæ or dux Britanniarum may be considered the prototype of the obscure English title bretwealda. As the successors of the duces Britanniæ and the comites littoris Saxonici were called in Welsh gwledigs, it is reasonable to infer that the Roman title imperator (as it was preserved in the Welsh form amherawdyr) was preserved in order to be applied to the successor of the comes Britanniæ. This, at any rate, is Professor Rhys's theory, though it admits of very obvious objections, as that the title imperator was far too important a one in history ever to have dropped out of a language in which it had once found a place, whether it did or did not continue to be applied to any known official in Britain. If the theory were accepted it would be an argument—so far as it went—against the attempts of Mr. Skene and Mr. Stuart Glennie to refer the origin of the Arthurian legend to the district between the walls. Mr. Rhys takes no notice of this attempt; nor, in fact, has he anything further of importance to say concerning the historic Arthur, excepting that the death of the mythic Arthur at the hands of Medrod (Modred) is probably a reminiscence of the death of the historic Arthur at the hands of his nephew Mælgwyn. Mælgwyn is an historic personage mentioned by Gildas (who, as everybody knows, has nothing to say of Arthur) as having slain his uncle (unnamed). It has been before suggested that this Mælgwyn is the prototype of the mythic Modred. Professor Rhys thinks that it could not have belonged of right to the history of the mythic Arthur that he should be slain, and that this incident, therefore, in Arthur's career is a reflexion from history. We now come to the mythic Arthur—not the Arthur of Nennius, but the Arthur of the true Arthurian legend, the proper subject of this volume. Now, at the outset let me say that the ideal fashion of dealing with mythological subjects remains yet to be discovered. The foundations of this study are so much matters in dispute that, unless we are furnished with some criterion for judging a writer's method, it is impossible to guess how far his assertions are based upon mere assumption... —An excerpt of a review in The English Historical Review
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These Lectures were delivered in London and here, in the months of May and June, 1886; and it was intended that they should appear in the book market soon after. So I take this opportunity of publicly thanking the Hibbert Trustees for their forbearance, and of explaining the causes of the delay. The first and foremost was my ignorance, above all as to the magnitude of the task I vras undertaking; and this ignorance pursued me into the arrangement of the Lectures, so that it had to be seriously modified more than once in the course of the work. A mong other things, I found it necessary to make some sort of survey of the whole ground, and, in a word, to circumnavigate the whole subject before committing to type my ideas about any part of it. This led to my studying much that could not be included in this volume; I was, however, allowed to deliver two lectures besides the six agreed upon. Those two, as I could not expect the Hibbert Trustees to have them printed, are to form part of a volume on the Arthurian Legend, which I hope soon to publish; not to mention that I contemplate devoting a separate volume some day to the Dark Divinities of the Celts. It was necessary to go carefully into the questions raised by these and kindred subjects, and it all required time. But I may plead that the history of religion had never before been comprehensively studied from the Celtic point of view. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.
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He was born John Rees at Ponterwyd in Ceredigion, to a lead miner and farmer, Hugh Rees, and his wife.
Rhys was educated at schools in Pantyffynnon and Ponterwyd before moving to the British School, a recently opened institution at Penllwyn, in 1855. Here Rhys was enrolled as a pupil and teacher, and after leaving studied at Bangor Normal College from 1860 to 1861. This meeting eventually led to Rhys being accepted into the college, where he studied literae humaniores.
Rhys also travelled and studied in Europe during this period, staying in Paris, Heidelberg, Leipzig, and Göttingen.
He attended lectures by Georg Curtius and August Leskien whilst in Leipzig, and it was during this period that his interest in philology and linguistics developed.
Upon leaving Bangor Normal College, Rhys gained employment as headmaster at Rhos-y-bol, Anglesey. lieutenant was here that Rhys was introduced to Doctor Charles Williams, then the Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, in 1865. In 1869, he was elected to a fellowship at Merton College.
Rhys matriculated from Leipzig in 1871, and it was around this time that he adopted the Welsh spelling of his name.
He returned to Wales as a government inspector of schools, covering Flint and Denbigh, and he settled in Rhyl. Rhys also began to write, with articles on the grammar of the Celtic language and articles on the glosses in the Luxembourg manuscript being printed, the latter in the Revue Celtique.
In 1872 Rhys married Elspeth Hughes-Davies. In 1874 Rhys delivered a series of lectures in Aberystwyth, later published as Lectures on Welsh Philology, which served to establish his reputation as a leading scholar of the Celtic language.
This reputation saw him appointed as the first Professor of Celtic at Oxford University in 1877.
He was also made a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Rhys was elected bursar of the college in 1885, a position he held until 1895, when he succeeded Daniel Harper as principal. Rhys also maintained his interest in improving schools.
In 1881 he was appointed to Lord Aberdare"s departmental committee on Welsh education, whilst in 1889 he served as secretary to a commission established by Sir John Bridge.
The commission was charged with examining tithe agitation in Wales. In 1889 Rhys was appointed secretary to the royal commission on Sunday closing in Wales.
He also served on two other royal commissions, in 1893 and in 1901, the former concerning Welsh land tenure and the latter Irish university education.
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