Efnisien’s Trickster Wiles: Meanings, Motives, and Mental Illness in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi

This article examines the character of Efnisien in the Second Branch of the medieval Welsh collection of stories known as the Mabinogi. From the mid-nineteenth century until the present day, Efnisien has proved a troubling character for critical analysis. A preliminary examination shows that typolog...

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Main Author: Sumner Natasha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-07-01
Series:Studia Celtica Posnaniensia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/scp-2016-0005