Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain

Manuscripts
  • Peniarth MSS 51 (names only), 60, 77, 138, 179, 295;
  • Cardiff MSS 17, 19, 26, 43;
  • Llanstephan 65, 94, 145;
  • National Library of Wales MS 5269B;
  • Panton MS 13;
  • BL Addl. 14,973;
  • Mostyn MS 159;
  • Edward Jones, Bardic Museum. London, 1808. pp. 47 ff.;
  • Y Brython 3 (1860), p. 372;
  • Peniarth 216;
  • Charlotte Guest, Mabinogion. London, 1849. II, pp. 353-4;
  • BL Addl. 14,919, fo. 128b (= Addl. 1);
  • BL Addl. 15,020, fos. 34a-35a (=Addl. 2);
  • BL Addl. 15,047, fos. 98a-101a (=Addl. 3);
  • BL Addl. 15,059, fos. 228a-229b.

The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain (Welsh: Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain) are a series of items in late-medieval Welsh tradition. Lists of the items appear in texts dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. The number of treasures is always given as thirteen, but some later versions list different items, replacing or combining entries to maintain the number.