The Mabinogion

The older versions, it may be remarked, are far more simple than the later corruptions.

值得注意的是，较早的版本远比后来被篡改的版本更简单。

A proud and free people, isolated both in country and language, were not likely to adopt customs which implied brotherhood with their foes.

一个骄傲而自由的民族，在地域和语言上都与世隔绝，不太可能接受那些暗含与敌人结盟之意的习俗。