Llasar Llaes Something and Family

Abstract

Something fascinating about stories, especially the old myths and legends, is how interconnected many of them seem to be. Author Archie Mercer looks into these stories from the Mabinogion, stripping them down to the bones and finding what originally was there. Thus, the purpose of this article - the Llasar Llaes family. Mercer goes through old legends, tracing the lineage of this family - from a porter in King Arthurs’ court to a giant with a magic cauldron, and a leader in England left behind when the king went off to war. Each of these stories connected by a name, legendary before even Arthur was heard of, and mostly forgotten by time.