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I soon reached Dinas Mawddwy, which stands on the lower part of a high hill connected with the Pen Dyn. Dinas, trough at one time a place of considerable importance, if we may judge from its name, which signifies a fortified city, is at present little more than a collection of filthy huts. But though a dirty squalid place, I found it anything but silent and deserted.
Had you yielded, you would, although a king, have become but as are those dark-browed men who till his fields and do his bidding. For know you not what the name Hanner Dyn means? It means Habit; and the force of habit, at first weak, then growing constantly stronger, ends in conquering even kings!"
When the king told him so, he smiled, as winningly as ever, and said, "That is what they call me Hanner Dyn, The Half-Man." Laughing merrily, he helped Arthur into his boat and bade him farewell, urging him to come again. The King sailed away, looking back with something like affection on his winsome little playmate. It was months before Arthur came that way again.
He was often startled with the rapid growth and increased strength of the laughing boy, Hanner Dyn, while at other times he seemed much as before and appeared to have made but little progress.
Presently there came out from beneath an arbor of flowers a little miniature man, graceful and quick-moving as an elf. Arthur, eager in his quest, said to him, "In what island dwells Hanner Dyn?" "In this island," was the answer. "Where is he?" said Arthur. "I am he," said the laughing boy, taking hold of his hand. "What did they mean by calling you a wrestler?" said Arthur.
"Mewn gardd y cafodd dyn ei dwyllo; Mewn gardd y rhoed oddewid iddo; Mewn gardd bradychwyd Iesu hawddgar; Mewn gardd amdowyd ef mewn daear." "In a garden the first of our race was deceived; In a garden the promise of grace he received; In a garden was Jesus betrayed to His doom; In a garden His body was laid in the tomb."
The author was Kottob ed' dyn el Mekky, who held high offices at Mekka, and brings the history down to the year 990 of the Hedjra. The History of the Hedjaz, and more particularly of Mekka, by Asamy. I have not been able to ascertain the title of this work, which abounds with curious and valuable information. The author, Asamy, was a native of Mekka. The History of the Temple and Town of Medina.
It would appear that they took no great pains to be quiet in their progress, for on entering the room they found Kincaid awakened ``be thair dyn. I cannot do better at this point than leave description of the murder as it is given in the dittay against Weir.
Some of the servants sometimes talk about my religion dyn es Sytt, as they call it and I let them talk; for they explain it to people by saying it is to do what is right, and to avoid all uncleanliness. "My views of the Creator are very different.
"With Owen Glendower?" said the man, staring. "Yes," said I, "I came to see his place." "You will not see much of his house now," said the man "it is down; only a few bricks remain." "But I shall see the place where his house stood," said I, "which is all I expected to see." "Yes, you can see that." "What does the dyn dieithr say?" said the woman in Welsh with an inquiring look.
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