Welsh mythology Welsh mythology Hu Gadarn ("Hu the Mighty") is supposedly a figure from Welsh mythology. He is said to have brought the Welsh to Britain from the Summer Country (I Gwlad Yr Hav), also called Defrobani, the Summerland or Atlantia, taught them to plough, and invented song to strengthen memory and record. His oxen pulled the afanc, a water-dwelling monster, from a lake, preventing floods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hu Gadarn"
Kamber (or Camber) was a legendary king of Cambria, according to the account of Geoffrey of Monmouth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kamber"
Kilydd, in the Middle Welsh prose tale Culhwch and Olwen included in the Mabinogion, is the son of Prince Kelyddon, husband to Goleuddydd, and the father of the hero Culhwch. When Goleuddydd dies after giving birth to Culhwch, Kilydd hears about another woman, the wife of King Doged. Kilydd slays Doged and procures his lands and family, marrying the widow, who becomes Culhwch's hated stepmother. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kilydd"
King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. He is the central character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain. There is disagreement about whether Arthur, or a model for him, ever actually existed. In the earliest mentions and in Welsh texts, he is never given the title "King." Early texts refer to him as a dux bellorum ("war leader"), and High Medieval Welsh texts often call him an ameraudur (" emperor"; the word is borrowed from the Latin imperator, which could also mean "war leader"). ...more on Wikipedia about "King Arthur"
The term King of the Britons refers to kings of Celtic Great Britain as recorded by much later authors, including Nennius, Gildas, and predominantly Geoffrey of Monmouth. ...more on Wikipedia about "King of the Britons"
The Leek (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) J. Gay) is a vegetable belonging, with onion and garlic, to the Alliaceae, the onion family. Also in this species are two very different vegetables: The elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) grown for its bulbs, and kurrat which is grown for its leaves in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East. The leek is also sometimes classified as Allium porrum (L.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Leek (vegetable)"
In Welsh mythology, Lleu Llaw Gyffes (sometimes called Llew Llaw Gyffes) is a character appearing in the fourth of the Four Branches of the Mabinogion, the tale of Math fab Mathonwy. When his mother Arianrhod was magically tested for virginity by Math she gave birth to Lleu as a blob, together with his brother Dylan Eil Ton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lleu Llaw Gyffes" Evergreen http://www.shortopedia.com!!!
Lludd Llaw Eraint, "Lludd of the Silver Hand", son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lludd Llaw Eraint"
Locrinus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the oldest son of Brutus and a descendant of the Trojans through Aeneas. He ruled a portion of Britain named Loegria, named after him, which is roughly the boundaries of modern-day England. He reigned 10 years, most of which were peaceful. ...more on Wikipedia about "Locrinus"
In Welsh folklore, the Lowland Hundred (Cantre'r Gwaelod in Welsh) was a tract of fertile land stretching northwards from Ramsey Island to Bardsey Island over what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of Wales. Its capital was Caer Wyddno, seat of the ruler Gwyddno Garanhir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lowland Hundred"
The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. They are partly based on early medieval historical events, but may hark back to older iron age traditions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mabinogion"
In Welsh mythology, Mabon ("divine son") was the son of Modron ("divine mother"). He is without question synonymous with the Ancient British god, Maponos(q.v.). He was a hunter god who was stolen from his mother three days after his birth. He then lived in Annwn until he was rescued by Culhwch. Because of his time in Annwn, Mabon stayed a young adult forever. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mabon ap Modron"
In Welsh mythology, the Mallt-y-Nos (Matilda of the Night), is a crone who rides with Arawn and the hounds of the Wild Hunt, chasing sorrowful, lost souls to Annwn. The Mallt-y-Nos drives the hounds onward with shrieks and wails, ...more on Wikipedia about "Mallt-y-Nos"
In Welsh mythology, Manawydan, son of Llyr, is the equivalent of the Irish Manannan mac Lir and a presumed sea god. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manawydan"
In Welsh mythology, Math ap Mathonwy (Math, son of Mathonwy) was a king of Gwynedd who needed to rest his feet in the lap of a virgin unless he was at war, or he would die. The story of Math is the fourth book of The Four Branches of the Mabinogi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Math ap Mathonwy"
Matholwch King of Ireland is a character in the second of the Four branches of the Mabinogion, the tale of Branwen ferch Llyr. ...more on Wikipedia about "Matholwch"
Merlin Ambrosius ( Welsh: Myrddin Emrys; also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in accounts of Arthur of Britain starting with Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. Other accounts describe a far different Merlin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merlin (wizard)"
Merlin's Oak is a famous oak tree that once stood on the corner of Oak Lane and Priory Street in Carmarthen, South Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merlin's Oak"
In Welsh mythology, Morda was a blind old man that the witch Ceridwen hired to tend to the fire underneath her cauldron. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morda"
In Welsh mythology, Nisien was the son of Penarddun and Eurosswydd and twin of Efnisien. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nisien"
In Welsh mythology, Ogyruan was the god of bards and father of Gwenhwyfar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ogyruan"
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In Welsh mythology, Ogyrvan was a magical cauldron. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ogyrvan"
In Welsh mythology, Olwen is the daughter of the giant Ysbaddaden. She is the heroine of the story Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Olwen"
In Welsh mythology, Penarddun was the wife of Llyr. With Llyr, she was the mother of Bran, Branwen, and Manawydan. Another man, Eurossydd, held her husband captive until she slept with him. The result was the twins Nisien and Efnisien. ...more on Wikipedia about "Penarddun"
Peredur Arueu Dur, King of Ebrauc (c.510-580) was an early English or Welsh King. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peredur"
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