Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race - Knowledge Rush

310 Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race[359][360]year and a day before. And as she was thinking over these thingsArawn spoke to her twice or thrice, but got no answer. He thenasked her why she was silent. “I tell thee,” she said, “that fora year I have not spoken so much in this place.” “Did not wespeak continually?” he said. “Nay,” said she, “but for a yearback there has been neither converse nor tenderness between us.”“Good heaven!” thought Arawn, “a man as faithful and firm inhis friendship as any have I found for a friend.” Then he told hisqueen what had passed. “Thou hast indeed laid hold of a faithfulfriend,” she said.And Pwyll when he came back to his own land called hislords together and asked them how they thought he had spedin his kingship during the past year. “Lord,” said they, “thywisdom was never so great, and thou wast never so kind and freein bestowing thy gifts, and thy justice was never more worthilyseen than in this year.” Pwyll then told them the story of hisadventure. “Verily, lord,” said they, “render thanks unto heaventhat thou hast such a fellowship, and withhold not from us therule which we have enjoyed for this year past.” “I take heaven towitness that I will not withhold it,” said Pwyll.So the two kings made strong the friendship that was betweenthem, and sent each other rich gifts of horses and hounds andjewels; and in memory of the adventure Pwyll bore thenceforwardthe title of “Lord of Annwn.”The Wedding of Pwyll and RhiannonNear to the castle of Narberth, where Pwyll had his court,there was a mound called the Mound of Arberth, of which it wasbelieved that whoever sat upon it would have a strange adventure:either he would receive blows and wounds or he would see awonder. One day when all his lords were assembled at Narberthfor a feast Pwyll declared that he would sit on the mound and seewhat would befall.He did so, and after a little while saw approaching him alongthe road that led to the mound a lady clad in garments that shone