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Besides the great feast, presents were given to all present, high and low. Then the happy pair made their wedding journey to Gwawl's palace at Narberth. BESIDE THE GREAT FEAST PRESENTS WERE GIVEN TO ALL PRESENT HIGH AND LOW THEN THE HAPPY PAIR MADE THEIR WEDDING JOURNEY TO GWALL'S PALACE AT NARBITH
 dropped, and there stood forth the handsome leader, Powell. He blew his horn, and in rushed his knights who overcame and bound the followers of Gwawl. Then they proceeded to play a merry game of football, using the bag, in which Gwawl was tied, as men in our day kick pigskin. One called to his mate, or rival, "What's in the bag?" and others answered, "a badger." So they played the game of "Badger in the Bag," kicking it around the hall. They did not let the prisoner out of the bag, until he had promised to pay the pipers, the harpers, and the singers, who should come to the wedding of Powell and Rhiannon. He must give up all his claims, and register a vow never to take revenge. This oath given, and promises made, the bag was opened and the agreements solemnly confirmed in presence of all. Then Gwawl, and every one of his men, knights and servants, were let go, and they went back to their own country. A few evenings later, in the large banqueting hall, Powell and Rhiannon were married. TIGHT OVER GWALL'S HEAD THEN THE BEGGAR'S RAGS DROPPED AND THERE STOOD FORTH THE HANDSOME LEADER PAUL HE BLEW HIS HORN AND IN RUSHED HIS KNIGHTS WHO OVERCAME AND BOUND THE FOLLOWERS OF GWAWL THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO PLAY A MERRY GAME OF FOOTBALL USING THE BAG IN WHICH GWALL WAS TIED AS MEN IN OUR DAY KICKS PIGSKIN ONE CALLED TO HIS MATE ARRIVAL WHAT'S IN THE BAG AND THE OTHERS ANSWERED A BADGER SO THEY PLAYED THE GAME OF BADGER IN THE BAG KICKING IT AROUND THE HALL THEY DID NOT LET THE PRISONER ADD THE BAG UNTIL HE PROMISED TO PAY THE PIPERS THE HARPERS AND THE SINGERS WHO SHOULD COME TO THE WEDDING OF PAUL AND RHIANNON HE MUST GIVE UP ALL HIS CLAIMS AND REGISTER A VOW NEVER TO TAKE REVENGE THIS OATH GIVEN AND PROMISES MADE THE BAG WAS OPENED AND THE AGREEMENTS SOLEMNLY CONFIRMED IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THEN GAUWAL AND EVERY ONE OF HIS MEN KNIGHTS AND SERVANTS WERE LET GO AND THEY WENT BACK TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY A FEW EVENINGS LATER IN A LARGE BANQUETING HALL PAUL AND RHIANNON WERE MARRIED
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