Trafodwn y chwedl ‘Ystoria Geraint fab Erbin’ yn y bennod hon gan ystyried ei pherthynas â cherdd storïol y bardd Ffrangeg Chrétien de Troyes. A yw’n bosibl mai trosiad o’r testun Ffrangeg yw’r chwedl Gymraeg, mewn gwirionedd? A yw’n iawn cynnwys ‘Geraint’ ymysg y ‘chwedlau brodorol’? Awgrymwn fod awdur Cymraeg wedi cymryd stori Chrétien a’i gwisgo mewn gwisg Gymreig. Wedi’r cwbl, mae toreth o enwau Cymraeg yma, nifer ohonynt â gwreiddiau dwfn iawn yn chwedloniaeth draddodiadol Cymru, gan gynnwys Geraint ei hun. Ceir golwg hynod ddiddorol ar dde-ddwyrain Cymru hefyd, gan gynnwys Caerdyf, sef Caerdydd. A sôn am wisg, mae’r disgrifiad o ddillad Geraint pan mae’n ymddangos gyntaf yn y sori yn wych. Yn ogystal â’r holl farwedd, dewrder, sifalri ac anturiaeth, mae’r chwedl hon yn cynnig trafodaeth feirniadol ynglŷn â’r union fyd Arthuraidd y mae’n ei ddyrchafu.

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Geraint and his satin shorts

In this episode we discuss the tale ‘Ystoria Geraint fab Erbin’ (the ‘Story’ or ‘History’ of Geraint so of Erbin) and consider its relationship with a narrative poem by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes. Is it possible that this Welsh tale is actually a translation of the French text? Is it really right to include ‘Geraint’ among the ‘native tales’? We suggest that a Welsh author took Chrétien’s story and dressed in Welsh clothes. After all, there are lots of Welsh names here, many of them with very deep roots in traditional Welsh narrative, including Geraint. It also presents a very interesting look at south-east Wales, including Caerdyf or Cardiff. And, talking about clothes, the description of Geraint’s outfit when he first appears is brilliant. In addition to all of the greatness, bravery, chivalry and adventur, this tale offers a critical discussion of the very Arthurian world it celebrates.

Cyflwynwyd gan: Yr Athro Jerry Hunter a'r Athro Richard Wyn Jones

Cynhyrchwyd gan: Richard Martin

Cerddoriaeth: Might Have Done gan The Molenes

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Darllen pellach: / Further Reading:

Dafydd Ifans a Rhiannon Ifans, Y Mabinogion[:] Diweddariad (Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer, 1980)

Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan a Erich Poppe (goln.), Arthur in the Celtic Languages (Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2019)