He fell headlong down the precipice, { 174e} And the bushes { 174f} supported not his noble { 174g} head; It was a violation of privilege to kill him on the breach, { 175a} It was a primary law that Owain should ascend upon the course, { 175b} And extend before the onset the branch of peace, { 175c} And that he should pursue the study of meet { 175d} and learned strains. Excellent man, the assuager of tumult and battle, Whose very grasp dreaded a sword, { 175e} And who bore in his hand an empty corslet. { 175f} O sovereign, dispense rewards Out of his earthly shrine. { 176a}
Eidol, with frigid blood and pale complexion, Spreading carnage, when the maid was supreme in judgment; { 176b} Owner of horses and strong trappings, And transparent { 176c} shields, Instantaneously makes an onset,—ascending and descending.
The leader of war with eagerness { 177a} conducts the battle, Mallet of the land, { 177b} he loved the mighty reapers; { 177c} Stout youth, the freshness of his form was stained with blood, His accoutrements resounded, his chargers made a clang; { 177d} His cheeks { 177e} are covered with armour, And thus, image of death, he scatters desolation in the toil; In the first onset his lances penetrate the targets, { 177f} And a track of surrounding light is made by the aim of the darting of his spears.
The saints { 178a} exert their courage, { 178b} for the destruction of thy retreat, { 178c} And the cellar, { 178d} which contained, and where was brewed { 178e} The mead, that sweet ensnarer. With the dawn does Gwrys { 178f} make the battle clash; Fair gift, { 178g}—marshal of the Lloegrian tribes; { 178h} Penance he inflicts until repentance ensues; { 178i} May the dependants of Gwynedd hear of his renown; With his ashen shaft he pierces to the grave; Pike of the conflict of Gwynedd, Bull of the host, oppressor of the battle of princes; { 179a} Though thou hast kindled the land { 179b} before thy fall, At the extreme boundary { 179c} of Gododin will be thy grave.
Involved in vapours was the man { 179d} accustomed to armies, High minded, bitter handed leader of the forces; { 179e} He was expert, and ardent, and stately, Though at the social banquet he was not harsh. { 180a} They { 180b} removed and possessed his valuable treasures, And not the image of a thing for the benefit of the region was left.