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When they were about to dismount from their horses, the lovely woman spoke to them thus: "Chieftains, go no further thus. I will carry everyone of you on my back, into the palace." WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT TO DISMOUNT FROM THEIR HORSES THE LOVELY WOMAN SPOKE TO THEM THUS CHIEFTAINS GO NO FURTHER THUS I WILL CARRY EVERY ONE OF YOU ON MY BACK INTO THE PALACE
ry. They declared that Rhiannon had devoured the child, her own baby. The wise men of the Court believed the story which the six wicked women had told, and Rhiannon, the Queen, though innocent, was condemned to do penance. She was to serve as a porter to carry visitors and their baggage from out doors into the castle. Every day, for many months, through the hours of daylight, she stood in public disgrace in front of the castle of Narberth, at the stone block, on which riders on horses dismounted from the saddle. When anyone got off at the gate, she had to carry him or her on her back into the hall. As the boy grew up, his foster father scanned his features closely, and it was not long before he made up his mind that Powell was his father and Rhiannon was his mother. One day, with the boy riding on his colt, and with two knights keeping him company, the owner of the Co-ed mare came near the castle of Narberth. There they saw the beautiful Rhiannon sitting on the horse block at the gate. AFE FROM PUNISHMENT THEY VENTED A LYING STORY THEY DECLARED THAT RHIANNON HAD DEVOURED THE CHILD HER OWN BABY THE WISE MEN OF THE COURT BELIEVED THE STORY WHICH THE SIX WICKED WOMEN HAD TOLD AND RHIANNON THE QUEEN THOUGH INNOCENT WAS CONDEMNED TO DO PENANCE SHE WAS TO SERVE AS A PORTER TO CARRY VISITORS AND THEIR BAGGAGE FROM OUT DOORS INTO THE CASTLE EVERY DAY FOR MANY MONTHS THROUGH THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT SHE STOOD IN PUBLIC DISGRACE IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE OF NARBETH AT THE STONE BLOCK ON WHICH RIDERS ON HORSES DISMOUNTED FROM THE SADDLE WHEN ANYONE GOT OFF AT THE GATE SHE HAD TO CARRY HIM OR HER ON HER BACK INTO THE HALL AS THE BOY GREW UP HIS FOSTER FATHER SCANNED HIS FEATURES CLOSELY IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE MADE UP HIS MIND THAT PAUL WAS HIS FATHER AND RHIANNON HIS MOTHER ONE DAY WITH THE BOY RIDING ON HIS COAT AND WITH TWO KNIGHTS KEEPING COMPANY THE OWNER OF THE COAD MAYOR CAME INTO THE CASTLE OF NARBETH THERE THEY SAW A BEAUTIFUL RHIANNON SITTING ON THE HORSE BLOCK AT THE GATE
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