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Culhwch (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɨ̞lhʊχ], with the
final consonant sounding like
Scottish "loch"), in
Welsh mythology, is the son of
Cilydd son of Celyddon...
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Culhwch and
Olwen (Welsh:
Culhwch ac Olwen) is a
Welsh tale that
survives in only two m****cripts
about a hero
connected with
Arthur and his warriors:...
- "mother".
Culhwch's father, King Cilydd, the son of Celyddon,
loses his wife
Goleuddydd after a
difficult childbirth. When he remarries, the
young Culhwch rejects...
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created by
various narrators over time.
There is a
classic hero quest, "
Culhwch and Olwen"; a
historic legend in "Lludd and Llefelys",
complete with glimpses...
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Literature of Wales.
Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192115867. "
Culhwch ac
Olwen Part Three". www.maryjones.us.
Celtic Literature Collective. Retrieved...
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richly elaborate account of its hunt
described in the
Welsh prose romance Culhwch and Olwen,
probably written around 1100. Its hunt
involved King Arthur...
- Arthur's ship,
which bears him to the
Celtic otherworld Annwn,
while in
Culhwch and
Olwen he
sails in it on
expeditions to Ireland. The 12th-century chronicler...
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Arthurian mythology,
appearing in a
number of
early Welsh texts,
including Culhwch ac Olwen,
Geraint fab Erbin,
Iarlles y Ffynnon,
Peredur fab Efrawg, Breuddwyd...
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romance Culhwch and Olwen. A
vicious giant residing in a nigh
unreachable castle, he is the
father of
Olwen and
uncle of
Goreu fab Custennin.
Culhwch's father...
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Caledfwlch appears in
several early Welsh works,
including the
prose tale
Culhwch and
Olwen (c. 11th–12th century). The name was
later used in
Welsh adaptations...
