Lludd Llaw Ereint, "Lludd of the Silver Hand", son of Beli Mawr, is a legendary hero from Welsh mythology. As Nudd Llaw Ereint (the earlier form of his...
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Lludd and Llefelys (Welsh: Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys, "The adventure or encounter of Lludd and Llefelys") is a Middle Welsh prose tale written down in...
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Lud (Welsh: Lludd map Beli Mawr), according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's legendary History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king...
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Owain Glyndŵr. The red dragon appears in the ancient Mabinogion story of Lludd and Llefelys where it is confined, battling with an invading white dragon...
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of the Middle Irish Nuadu and the Middle Welsh Nudd (which turned into Lludd, apparently from an alliterative assimilation). The Irish genitives nodot...
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is associated with hunting and fishing. His Welsh equivalent is Nudd or Lludd Llaw Eraint. Middle Irish Núada/Núadu means hero or champion, which is "probably...
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daughter of King Lludd, is a minor character in the early medieval Welsh Arthurian tale Culhwch ac Olwen. Creiddylad, daughter of Lludd Silver Hand, is...
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literature and genealogies. He is the father of Cassivellaunus, Arianrhod, Lludd Llaw Eraint, Llefelys, and Afallach. In certain medieval genealogies, he...
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Welsh mythology (section Lludd and Llefelys)
Mabinogion is the tale of Lludd and Llefelys. Lludd is king of Britain, and his brother, Llefelys, is king of France. Lludd's kingdom is beset by three...
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There is a classic hero quest, "Culhwch and Olwen"; a historic legend in "Lludd and Llefelys", complete with glimpses of a far off age; and other tales...
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story of white and red dragons fighting is found in the medieval romance Lludd and Llefelys, although in this case the dragons are not used to symbolize...
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Natanleod (redirect from Nudd Lludd)
Natanleod, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, was a king of the Britons. His inclusion in the Chronicle is believed to be the product of folk etymology...
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beings from Welsh mythology. They appear in the Middle Welsh prose tale Lludd and Llefelys, which survives in the Mabinogion and inserted into several...
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became confined there, the story of Lludd and Llefelys in the Mabinogion gives details. According to the legend, when Lludd ruled Britain (c.100 BC), a hideous...
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British angler Gwyn ap Nudd, Welsh mythological figure, son of Lludd Llaw Eraint Lludd Llaw Eraint (Nudd Llaw Ereint), Welsh mythological hero Bishop...
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(Govannon) - a smith god Gwern Gwydion Gwyddno Garanhir Gwyn ap Nudd Hafgan Lludd Llaw Eraint (Nudd) Llŷr Mabon Matholwch Manawydan Nisien (Nissien, Nissyen)...
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Trinovantum (redirect from Caer Lludd)
Trinovantum is the name in medieval British legend that was given to London, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, when it was...
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avoid fighting. He is also mentioned in the tale Lludd and Llefelys, which features his two brothers Lludd Llaw Eraint (Geoffrey's Lud) and Llefelys. Caswallawn...
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Ludd can refer to: Ned Ludd, inspiration for the Luddite movement Lludd Llaw Eraint, figure in Welsh mythology Nuada, figure in Irish mythology Short...
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of Saint Edeyrn (the Bonedd y Saint says that he was the son of Nudd or Lludd who was the son of Beli, while Hengwrt MS. 202 says that he was the son...
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incarnation of a British god who is remembered in medieval Welsh legend as Lludd Llaw Eraint. Modern scholars are more skeptical of this connection. 58°32′12″N...
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Lloyd (2012). "Nudd: a Cymric, Brythonic and Irish God, also known as Lludd, Lludd Llaw Ereint, Nuadu, Nuadu Aratlám, Nodons, Nodens, Nudens, Noadatus (The...
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in the medieval Welsh tale Cyfranc Lludd a Llefelys. In the tale, Llefelys is king of Gaul while his brother Lludd is king of Britain. The tale appears...
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connection is conjectural. Lot was also identified with the Welsh mythology hero Lludd Llaw Eraint. The name Lot may be connected to the Norse name Ljot, which...
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of Lludd") LIII Yn wir dymbi romani kar ("Truly there will be to me a Roman friend") LIV "Ymarwar Llud Bychan" ("The Lesser Reconciliation of Lludd") LVII...
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In Culhwch and Olwen, Gwyn is the lover of Creiddylad, the daughter of Lludd, who may therefore be Gwyn's own sister, though that connection was not...
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Elen Euroswydd Gofannon Gwydion Gwyn ap Nudd Hafgan Lleu Llaw Gyffes Llŷr Lludd Mabon Manawydan Math fab Mathonwy Modron Nisien Ogyruan Olwen Penarddun...
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literature such as Branwen ferch Llŷr, the Dream of Macsen Wledig, and Lludd and Llefelys, the Historia Brittonum's "Bellinus son of Minocannus" was...
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founded London and was buried at Ludgate Lud, son of Shem, a grandson of Noah Lludd Llaw Eraint, a mythical Welsh figure cognate with king Nuada Airgetlám Lud...
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Elen Euroswydd Gofannon Gwydion Gwyn ap Nudd Hafgan Lleu Llaw Gyffes Llŷr Lludd Mabon Manawydan Math fab Mathonwy Modron Nisien Ogyruan Olwen Penarddun...
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