dred thousand men, {149f}
Coming from Dindovydd,
In the region of Dyvneint, {150a}
Deeply did they design, {150b}
Sharply did they pierce,
Wholly did they chant,
Even the army with the battered shields;
And before the bull of conflict,
The hostile van was broken.

XLIX.

The foes have in sorrow greatly trembled,
Since the battle of most active tumult,
At the border of Ban Carw; {150c}
Round the border of Ban Carw
The fingers of Brych {150d} were hurt by the shaft of a spear. {150e}
In defence of Pwyll, {150f} of Disteir and Distar,
In defence of Pwyll, of Rodri, and of Rhychwardd,
A stout {151a} bow was spent by Rhys {151b} in Rhiwdrech;
They that were not bold would not attain their purpose;
None escaped that was once overtaken and pierced. {151c}

L.

Not meetly was his buckler pierced
Upon the flank of his steed; {151d}
Not meetly did he mount {152a}
His long legged, slender, grey charger;
Dark was his shaft, dark,
Darker was his saddle; {152b}
Thy hero {152c} is in a cell, {152d}
Gnawing the shoulder of a buck, {152e}
May his hand triumph,
But far be the shoulder of venison. {152f}

LI.

It is well that Adonwy came to the support of Gwen; {153a}
Bradwen {153b} abandoned the foaming brine,
And fought, slaughtered, and burned, though Morien
She did not surpass in martial deeds.
Thou didst not regard the rear or the van
Of the towering, unhelmetted {153c} presence;
Thou didst not observe the great swelling sea of knights,
That would mangle, and grant no shelter to the Saxons. {153d}

LII.

Gododin! in respect of thee will I demand {154a}
The dales beyond the ridge of Drum Essyd; {154b}
The slave, {154c} greedy of wealth, cannot control himself;
By the counsel of thy son, {154d} let thy valour shine forth.
The place appointed for the conference
Was not mean, {154e} in front of Llanveithin; {154f}
From twilight to twilight he revelled; {154g}
Splendid and full was the purple of the pilgrim; {154h}
He killed the defenceless, {154i} the delight of the bulwark of toil,
{154j}
His inseparable companion, whose voice was like that of Aneurin. {155a}

LIII.

Together arise the foremost fighting warriors, {155b}
And in a body march to Cattraeth, with noise and eager speed;
The effects {155c} of the mead in the hall, and of the beverage of wine.
Blades were scattered between the two armies
By an illustrious knight, in front of Gododin.
Furze was set on fire by the arden