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Taliessin

Legendary Welsh bard referenced in the odes.

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First appearance: The Bard

Taliessin shows up with force in The Bard. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Legendary bard invoked from the grave as a symbol of the poetic tradition.
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In The Bard: Legendary bard invoked from the grave as a symbol of the poetic tradition. Later, in Endnotes: Chief of the Bards, flourished…

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