Culhwch and Olwen Part One || Mythology with Dael Kingsmill

This time on MonarchsFactory you can laugh at my struggles with pronunciation as we find out that King Arthur was a hairdresser in the Welsh legend of Culhwch and Olwenfrom the Mabinogion.
The source for this story is Lady Guest's translation of the Mabinogion (a second edition physical copy).
You can find an online version of this text here: bit.ly/2rQKEEU
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[@nivampir]

I love how the porter at the gate sounded like an old English Victorian police officer from a Sherlock Holmes novel, best piece of characterisation I've seen in ages.

[@michaelsommers2356]

He sounded like Baldrick to me.

[@socialistshirker]

It humanised someone who has always seemed a bit silly in the original text. However I couldn't help thinking that Dael was avoiding trying to pronounce his name, Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr.

[@abenerice]

Your impersonation of the dialogue bewteeen Culhwch and his stepmother is legendary. The whole dialgues section of this video is just hilarious to bits. The old crone who swears there is no heir... well except this son that she forgot to mention. Not to mention the comments upon the story ("I'm no doctor buth this would be my guess"...). You. Are. The. Best. Storyteller. Ever. Thank you for putting me in stitches every time.

[@eliazar_meru]

I do love your character pronouncations for these. Just linked Part One on Facebook a little bit ago and gave you another shout-out over there. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TinyDragonOnFire]

The banter between Culhwch and The Most High Porter is fantastic XD It reminds me very much of the audiobooks for Pratchett's night watch books! I had myself many a giggle :) I wonder how useful The Most High Porter was in all those exploits with Arthur and his army...

[@8BitSensei]

That sums celtic mythology up pretty well, everyone who's exposed to it loves it so why's it not more popular? Because people are too embarrassed to retell it bc of the god damn impossible names

[@MidasStorm]

Porter: I shall not let you pass unless... you bring me a shrubbery! Arthur: You can have anything you desire, except my wife? Culwch: Your wife? Arthur: Yeah, she's on a romantic getaway with Lancelot.

[@MabElystanGlodrydd]

Cool! Although in the original versions, it was Mordred who ran off with Gwenhwyfar. Mordred was Arthur's best mate, just like Lancelot.

[@beccaleigh1888]

Lol! This was great! The image of King Arthur styling people's hair is quite amusing. :P

[@omarnajam]

I vote Dael reads for all the audiobooks.

[@Dresnat]

Or re-tell them all in her very specific dramatic manner.

[@xanthippepink485]

I'm so excited for this story! Fantastic beginning, even more amazing than I expected. I know at least a bit of this story, (though it is apparent to me now that it is a later part, probably much condensed) due to a song by a absolutely Fantastic artist by the name of Heather Dale. Many of her songs are inspired by & based on Arthurian legend, and it's marvelous stuff! 'Mordred's Lullaby' was the first song of hers I ever heard & I was instantly hooked. I too find it immensely amusing that Arthur is the family hairdresser: Brilliant. The characterization in this one was Excellent, Dael! The old toothless crone, the interaction between Culhwch & his step mother, and them between him & the porter! Splendid! xD

[@caitycat66]

Xanthippe Pink Heather Dale is amazing. My dad used to play Mordred's Lullaby for me when I was really little; it's one of my all-time favorites.

[@theDMLair]

Cool video! Your presentation style is very entertaining. I loved the voices and personalities you portrayed.

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

My favourite Daels video (or videos actually, love the fact there a three for this myth). So fun, but finding it (as I like to rewatch it from time to time) is a hilarious nightmare! I've tried every variation of Kulchwih and Ouluen Kulwhich and Aluen Kul... you get the point

[@EatinPaste]

Lets just agree that you nailed all the pronunciations.

[@retinisg]

I love this back and forth for the conversations. GJ!

[@CharlesStacyII]

Thanks for the story Dael! Can't wait for the next part.

[@tedhenkle]

I love your one-woman dialogues! They’re something out of “Monty Python.” Thank you for clueing me in on how to pronounce the main character’s name in one of my own webcomics. :) A few years ago I concocted: The Chronicles of Culhwch y Drewllyd (Culhwch the Foul Smelling). It’s about the cowardly warlord of the village Biswail Swp Tyno (Dungheap Dale, at least according to “Google Welsh”). This was based on a Dark Ages tabletop wargame tournament in which I lost every battle, but in an “amazing feat of arms,” snagged next-to-last place. :)

[@Seinneam]

Just realized that when Culhwch's stepmom is telling him that he'll never get a girl until he gets Olwen, that was probably a traditional geas, which did come from Celtic mythology, iirc

[@sleedgear]

These stories are great! So excited for part 2

[@dorienbarnett4247]

This is the best story telling video Dael has made so far😂

[@joemiller361]

The first impression of the Porter was just Dael's impression of Grog.

[@alexanderlundberg5644]

I really loved the voices and faces you made as you told the story, as well as how weird the story is.

[@DoktorSteflon]

channeling your inner Monty Python for that Porter's voice!

[@geeveelution]

The dialogs are so good

[@zinanorris4823]

Omg litturally the cutest thing ive ever seen. Lmao. Keep it interesting

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

THIS IS PERFECTION

[@DCJMS]

I swear that when the step-mother called Culhwch handsome I this was gonna go in an Oedipus direction

[@Trueskorn]

More. More Please!

[@axatassabrae]

Please do more stories from the Mabinogion!

[@WelbyIsYourGod]

Ever consider doing a video on the Tuatha Dé Danann? Their fun if you can master the pronunciations.

[@PDComicBookNetwork]

My takeaway: Dael has Smash-Up on her bookshelf. If I'm ever in Australia (in a geographically reasonable distance from Dael; I am not ignorant of how large Australia is), we're playing Smash-Up.

[@grainnegowen5758]

I have an exam in the morning 'the roots of Arthurian legend' in University College Cork final year degree History of Art/Celtic Civilisation, thank you so much for the laugh badly needed 😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@galileor.cuevas9739]

I love you Dael. ❤️

[@Cartoonicus]

Wow, this is better than Overly Sarcastic Productions. 😂

[@elainagilbert7663]

This was definitely helpful for me. I'm writing a book about King Arthur and I'm not sure if I'm going to include Culhwch or not, yet, but I needed to know how to pronounce his name. (actually, most, if not all, the names) Even if you got some wrong, it at least gave me a general idea so if I did write the character in and I had to talk about him I don't completely sound like I have no clue what I'm talking about. Thanks again.

[@petehill7280]

It's pronounced 'Keel-Hewk'-- means 'Swine-run'.

[@dubbingsync]

Knew from that title were this myth from from right away. Cymru am byth!

[@rashkavar]

Anyone else notice that there's some serious undertones of English-mockery in this story? -King Arthur the hairdresser -The pompous fool at the gate -The absurdly long listing of names (seriously; I picked up a copy of Le Mort D'Artur once, the old Arthur tales do lists like that on the regular. -All the caveats of the promise Arthur makes, because you should never trust an Englishman to make a straight and open promise -The English turn out to actually have no idea who this Olwen person even is. I'm sure there's a couple of examples I missed, but I am still amused.

[@aotearoastyle]

Owen is the Anglicised version of Olwen (Welsh) Eoghan (Irish) Eoghann (Scottish) Swinehearders were aristocrats under Druids and Bards. They were considered the most important because swine are a near impossible animal to heard

[@froebelvergara4759]

nice cliffhanger dael

[@grainnegowen5758]

You are brilliant

[@olwensearles4566]

I love that my name is totally unpronounceable to most people!

[@QueerChangling]

Calloo calay!!!!! Green Teens Unite

[@DeusViator]

What is it with ancient epics and listing every last bloody lord and general in excruciating detail? Your voices/acting were absolutely top notch in all of this. I love that as soon as you specify Keyludd? not Keyleth then every other time he becomes Keyleth though :p. The rest seemed pretty good from what little Welsh I know from living there for a few years and being half-Welsh. Not enough challenging ll's though, need to get on that! On the subject of critters though, how caught up are you? Have you been watching lately?

[@brent8994]

Very Entertaining

[@TylerFidelis]

Your videos are very entertaining and informative. Thank you, Dael! Can't wait to see Part II. By the way, are you Australian or English?

[@weremattc00lK1d]

The high porter reminded me of some sorta Black Adder or Monty Python character

[@faceoctopus4571]

And here I was thinking that the wife would demand a smart and beautiful replacement (which was interpreted to be his daughter). Although I think you told that one already.

[@nonononocatvstheworld804]

King Arthur, giving the best haircut for free since the Middle ages.

[@spannycat2]

Can you do Japanese Mythology. Like Shinigami and Youkai stuff?

[@FJMLAM]

Brilliant Video- may I have some of what you are on, please?

[@CulturePopChannel]

Can you please do a vlog talking about Tartarus and how a God can be killed and put into Tartarus?

[@soccerandtrack10]

that was good acting.

[@jacobwillis7596]

I love stories in the King Arthur universe and am I the only one that has been pondering the future part of the prophesy? Like when do you think England would have needed him most for hi to return and why has no one written a story about it.

[@GwladYrHaf]

He’s not English, he returns when the Britons need him. The Britons fought against the invaders who would later form the English. It’s a Welsh cultural folktale, different country to the English, different language, different culture, different people. Your confusion is akin to the Apache Geronimo fighting to defend the “USA”.

[@jacobwillis7596]

@@GwladYrHaf King Arthur is from all over those islands lol tagging him to just welsh is wild lol. Like hell several of what’s considered key parts of the mythos are French.

[@jacobwillis7596]

@@GwladYrHaf also massively in popular culture he’s English it’s even in songs lol

[@maxontrax3375]

I'm gonna give you a pass on those consonants, you did really well!

[@MonarchsFactory]

Thank you, Sensei.

[@rasnac]

İt is such a weird story, it could easily be a David Lynch movie.

[@CrumblingCookieTT]

did u do this cus my request?? if so thank u vary much

[@Rebecita1]

epic 💇

[@BlyzExile]

1 dislike, someone just doesn't like dael

[@zerg539]

Dear Welsh language please consider adding some vowels it makes things readable

[@michaelsommers2356]

The trouble is not a lack of vowels, but rather vowels that that look like consonants ('w' and 'y' are vowels), and other vowels that have strange (to non-Welsh speakers) pronunciations. There are also unusual consonant sounds: 'dd' is /th/ as in 'this', 'f' is /v/, 'ff' is /f/ and 'll' is unpronounceable.

[@MrMajintiger]

wifey

[@farmerboy916]

Oh the mabinogion; I had to read it for one of my college classes on the middle ages. Just the worst names.

[@serviustullus7204]

Bad

[@nonononocatvstheworld804]

King Arthur, giving the best haircut for free since the Middle ages.