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A MERLIN
VOCABULARY
GUIDE
B for
BRANWEN
The woman who washed ashore with Emrys
and who claimed to be his mother. "The only times that Branwen, if
that was really her name, would show even a hint of her true self were
when she told me stories. Especially the stories of the ancient
Greeks." (p. 24)
Brnwen was also a healer. "Often I watcher her crushing leaves,
mixing powders, straining plants, or applying a mixture of remedies to
someone's wound or wart." (p.25)
"Branwen, daughter of Llyr...Branwen came from another land to marry
someone in Ireland. He life began with boundless hope and beauty.
"And ended,....with so much tragedy. Her last words were,
Alas
that I was ever born." (p.57)
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