This is the original version of the poem Cadair Teyrnon (The Chair of Teyrnon) from the the Llyfr Taliesin (Book of Taliesin). It is rendered as close as possible to the original using my font, Mabinogi Celtic which is free for anyone to download and install.
⮐reıt al eglur.
aen tra aeur.
m g eu dur.
o ecen alaur.
c ffonſa ae ffur.ae reom rectur.
e rı rfaur.
e rıf ſcrtur.
e goc gocleſur.
ae ergr dos uur.
ae aeır gmeur.
m lıt goſco uur.
⮢euſ duc o gar nur.
meırc gel goſtrour.
⮪ernon enur.
lceıln aſcaur.
tree ofn oetur.
enıga artur.
rtur enıgan
ar ger gfaenant.
r ne g at.
rna ſtlat
rı cneıat.
ercetıſ glat.
trı cfane cfar.
a getıſ ar.
a t a.
ern eu argl.
Ban rıne rot.
Ban n oe.
Ban con eretr.
Ban ı t ec.
Ban gır an ıſgleır.
Bannac an lefeır.
Ban an oet o eır.
⮣gren aen teır.
Bum mnac mneır.
g on m neeır.
n l aeır.
n gato g geır.
aeır gnıf glaer.
en unl aer.
en teır aer.
rg llıant a llaer.
nſ gr n o taer
eılut eu maer.
eeır aer ſ.
m eın oe.
Rıeu merer.
m n o nt t.
t am nt o.
llgea a o.
⮪oıt ganec tra gro.
⮪ır lan ırlo.
at eıllt nac ao.
na n na tno.
na nna goo.
Rac gnt an ſoo.
aeır ternon.
eln r kato.
keııto gno.
eııtor eıc.
etr colleıc.
⮪egafı ull ıc.
oına eneuic.
o ull duuımic.
o leon lurc.
Dcafat gleıc.
m ern enı enıc.
Beuat agat ıc.
Beual eıoic.
⮣rıc a merin
am erun cefrın.
Ieıtoe eein
⮐ces ffſcolın.
moeı merın.
o lant araın.
ogn fn ıerın.
ıllgeın elin.
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The poem given above is transcribed directly from the Llyfr Taliesin (Book of Taliesin), with reference to Blodeugerdd Barddas o'r Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Ddeg edited by Dafydd Johnston. Letters or words obviously missing from the text are enclosed in square brackets [ ] and letters or words that are either superfluous to the metre or which are erroniously copied in the original are indicated in italic text.