CHAPTER V.

Hebrew Stanza in the Gwawd Llud, translated.-A Hebrew Sentence in the Name "Gwenhwyvar," Wife of Arthur, explaining the Tradition attached. Another Hebrew Sentence in the "Triad of Swineherds." Several Hebrew Letters by Name obscured in Passages of Welsh Poems. Examples of Double Translation or Punning on the Hebrew Original.—Idolatrous Allusions explained in the Case of Swine, Kine, Horses, Bear, and Lion, Cauldron, &c.,—“The Song of Horses" translated. - Retranslation of Twenty-four out of the Fifty-two Stanzas of “Arthur and Eliwlod" with Notes.-Glance at the Period of the Fifth Century in Britain.-A Language lost.-Stonehenge and Abury discussed, viewed with Reference to British Structures, Lines of Defence in Dacia and Britain.—Mr. A. Herbert's Extracts as to Stonehenge considered. - The "Gododin."- The πετραι Αμβροσιαι.

Other Druid Circumstances.- "Ouages," "Ovates."-" Ovyd.”—“ Grael.” -Idols.-Dis.-Bacchus.-"Gallecenæ."-"Samnites."- Misletoe. -Laurel.-Minerva.-Camulus. - Hermes. - Apollo.-The Lamp, the Raven.—Pelagius.-The Glaun or Adder's Egg.-Arthur, Ambrosius, Medrawd, Madoc, Uthyr Pendragon, Excalybar.-Glastonbury or Avallon.-Grave of Arthur.-Translation of the "Dirge Uthyr Pendragon," &c.-Arthur and Urien traced to Asia.

The reader unacquainted with Hebrew will see that many of the words designedly confounded in the mistranslations, are by substituting a letter of nearly the same sound for another: -for, for, for, for p or, for or y.

CASES of direct and open evidence as to the fact of the Semitic language of the ancient Britons are very scarce: they were not scribes.

In the Gwawd Llud, however, occurs a passage which has been generally given up as unintelligible to the Welsh ; and from the translations when attempted as of Welsh, it scarcely appears why they should have preserved what (by the introductory verse) "Out of the sacred poems they cry aloud," was an antique at the fifth century.

Another case is the received account of the fatal battle of Camlan, as to its origin, which was in this wise. Gwenhwyvar, wife of Arthur, received a slap from Medrawd's wife of Gwenhwyvach. This means that the latter corrects the former, of which the termination is faulty, the words being

.people of Jehovah גוים יהוה

We might also give all the names of the "Triad of sturdy swineherds," and the four pig-stealers: -" Pryderi Col Tristam, Arthur, Murchal Chai, Bedwere." But to save premature discussion, take only the first and last, Britons and 2 (Bed-wer) dividing-enemies.

A case of almost patent Hebraism is,

"The Cowyard of the bards, he who knows it not, on him shall be fifteen thousand visiting him with afflictions." (a)

The original gave no doubt n

Alpha, Bet,

which mean respectively kine and house: and the words many afflictions. But being used also for the definite number ten thousand, ergo! the half, i. e. 27, should give five thousand: sum total, fifteen thousand.

However, the last is one of many cases where "Alphabet " is read cowpen. The first, Aleph, is also used on various occasions for Bull when Leader (which it also signifies) is indicated, as

"Elian wrought woe to many in his grief for his cow and calf.” (b)

The last word is, but change the ton of like