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Triads
Triads. The Celtic zest for triple groupings united with the need for mnemonic devices produced a pattern of versification to order learned traditions, precepts, and lore in both Ireland and Wales. In most instances a reference to the Triads implies the great Trioedd Ynys Prydain [Triads of the Isle of Britain] brought together during the 12th century and preserved in manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries. Perhaps because of the Welsh triadic verse form englyn, known since the 9th century, the volume of Welsh Triads is much greater than that of the Irish. Collections of Triads from different manuscripts deal with subjects as diverse as native learning, poetry, law, and medicine. The pervasiveness of both the triadic form and the knowledge recorded in its verses can be seen in the frequent citations found in the four branches of the Mabinogi.
Bibliography See Trioedd Ynys Prydain, ed. Rachel Bromwich, 2nd edn. (Cardiff, 1978); |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Triads." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Triads." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Triads.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Triads." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Triads.html |
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Triads (secret societies): see SECRET SOCIETIES.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Triads." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Triads." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Triads.html JOHN BOWKER. "Triads." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Triads.html |
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