#englynion

from the medieval welsh englyn poem claf abercuawg (ed. jenny rowland, my translation)

Hunters’ Engyln

Over several months, I’ve been playing around with different poetry styles and formats, and so as Winter rears its head, a snow and Wylde Hunt inspired group of englynion for you all to enjoy!

Heavy laden with snow, the pines leaning With ice gleaming—bend in time To hoofbeats: the seven-tined

Lord of Hunters, he cloaked in feathers comes. Beating hearts drum—break tethers— Vanish in mists and…

from the medieval welsh englynion of canu urien (ed. jenny rowland, my translation)

from the medieval welsh englynion of canu heledd (ed. and trans. jenny rowland) 

from the medieval welsh englynion of canu heledd (ed. and trans. jenny rowland)

*note that wen in ffreuer wen can mean “fair”, “happy” or “blessed”

from the medieval welsh englynion of canu heledd (ed. jenny rowland, my translation)

from the medieval welsh englynion of canu urien (ed. jenny rowland, my translation)