Maxen Wledig

Also known as: Maxen · Family: Rome · Role: emperor of Rome · First appears: THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2

Life events

• Maxen Wledig dreams of a maiden in an extraordinary castle hall.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1)
  • “And he saw a maiden sitting before him in a chair of ruddy gold.”
• Maxen Wledig awakens transformed by the dream and returns toward Rome in profound sorrow.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1 · 📍 Rome)
  • “Then his household spake unto him. ‘Lord,’ said they ‘is it not past the time for thee to take thy food?’ Thereupon the emperor mounted his palfrey, the saddest man that mortal ever saw, and went forth towards Rome.”
• Maxen Wledig withdraws from his household and refuses ordinary entertainments.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1 · 📍 Rome)
  • “And thus he was during the space of a week. When they of the household went to drink wine and mead out of golden vessels, he went not with any of them.”
• Maxen Wledig reveals his dream to Rome’s wise men and receives counsel to search worldwide.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1 · 📍 Rome)
  • With: the wise men of Rome
  • “And this is our counsel; that thou send messengers for three years to the three parts of the world, to seek for thy dream.”
• The messengers return without discovering any information about the dream.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1)
  • With: the messengers
  • “But when they came back at the end of the year they knew not one word more than they did the day they set forth.”
• The king of the Romans directs Maxen Wledig to retrace the route seen in his dream.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1)
  • With: the king of the Romans
  • “Then spoke the king of the Romans unto the emperor. ‘Lord,’ said he, ‘go forth to hunt by the way that thou didst seem to go, whither it were to the east or to the west.’”
• Thirteen messengers follow the dream’s route and reach the Island of Britain.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1 · 📍 Island of Britain)
  • With: thirteen messengers
  • “And in the great ship they crossed the sea, and came to the Island of Britain.”
• The messengers enter the castle hall and find the maiden and its other dream figures exactly as seen.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 1 · 📍 Aber Sain)
  • With: thirteen messengers
  • “They went into the hall, and they beheld two youths playing at chess on the golden bench. And they beheld the hoary-headed man beside the pillar, in the ivory chair, carving chessmen. And they beheld the maiden sitting on a chair of ruddy gold.”
• Maxen Wledig conquered the Island of Britain and drove Beli and his sons to the sea.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2 · 📍 Island of Britain)
  • With: Beli
  • “And he conquered the Island from Beli the son of Manogan, and his sons, and drove them to the sea”
• Maxen Wledig married Helen Luyddawc after finding her at Aber Sain.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2 · 📍 Aber Sain)
  • With: Helen Luyddawc
  • “And the emperor threw his arms about her neck; and that night she became his bride.”
• Helen Luyddawc received the Island of Britain and three adjacent islands as her maiden portion.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2 · 📍 Island of Britain)
  • With: Helen Luyddawc
  • “she asked to have the Island of Britain for her father, from the Channel to the Irish Sea, together with the three adjacent islands to hold under the empress of Rome”
• Kynan and Adeon captured Rome, enabling Maxen Wledig to reclaim his empire.(THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2 · 📍 Rome)
  • With: Kynan Adeon
  • “Then the gates of the city of Rome were opened, and the emperor sat on the throne and all the men of Rome submitted themselves unto him.”

THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG 2

• married with Helen Luyddawc “And the emperor threw his arms about her neck; and that night she became his bride.”
• courtship with Helen Luyddawc “Thou shall have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
• admired: Helen Luyddawc “Thou shall have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
• enemies with Beli “And he conquered the Island from Beli the son of Manogan, and his sons, and drove them to the sea”
• with Kynan (Maxen entrusts Kynan with a host for military conquest.) “The emperor then said unto Kynan and Adeon, ‘Lords,’ said he, ‘I have now had possession of the whole of my empire. This host give I unto you to vanquish whatever region ye may desire in the world.’”
• with Adeon (Maxen entrusts Adeon with a host for military conquest.) “The emperor then said unto Kynan and Adeon, ‘Lords,’ said he, ‘I have now had possession of the whole of my empire. This host give I unto you to vanquish whatever region ye may desire in the world.’”

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Extracted from the original text of The Mabinogion. Made with Rho MD.