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Quotation from The Mabinogion by Anonymous (Middle Welsh)

“woe is me that I was ever born; two islands have been destroyed because of me!”

Anonymous (Middle Welsh) (spoken by Branwen)

The Mabinogion, Branwen the Daughter of Llyr, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest

Portrait of Anonymous (Middle Welsh)

Landed at Aber Alaw with the seven survivors, Branwen looks toward Ireland and Britain, laments, and dies of a broken heart.

Citation: "woe is me that I was ever born; two islands have been destroyed because of me!" — Anonymous (Middle Welsh), The Mabinogion, Branwen the Daughter of Llyr, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest. (id the-mabinogion-q3)

Portrait: Lady Charlotte Guest, translator of the Mabinogion, William Walker, Public domain.

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