Enchanted Avians

dc.contributor.authorEvans, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-16T15:21:05Z
dc.date.available2024-03-16T15:21:05Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFrom dragons to fairies, otherworldly and enchanting creatures fill Medieval Welsh literature. Among these fae-like creatures, there is one species all readers of the material are familiar with: birds. Birds fly between the magical and mundane forests, and unique to The Mabinogion, flit between constructions of human and animal. The Mabinogion is a collection of eleven Medieval Welsh prose tales that highlight cultural and folkloric practices in Medieval Wales. Throughout these tales, birds appear as agents of enchantment, curses and blessings, and Ovidian transformations. My research catalogues Welsh bird species and situates their meanings in Medieval Welsh literature and culture. Beyond a fascinating glimpse into birds across time, this analysis illustrates how Medieval Wales’s nature and magic enrich our understandings of Medieval Welsh culture and ourselves.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduate
dc.description.sponsorshipJamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Awards (JCURA)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/16141
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Victoria
dc.subjectbirds
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmedieval
dc.subjectWales
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectnature
dc.titleEnchanted Avians
dc.typePoster

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