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Morfran

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Morfran (Middle Welsh: Moruran "cormorant"; literally "sea crow", from môr, "sea", and brân, "crow", from Common Brittonic *mori-brannos, as in French cormoran is a figure in Welsh mythology. Usually portrayed as a warrior under King Arthur, he is noted for the darkness of his skin and his hideousness. He appears in the narratives about the bard Taliesin and in the Welsh Triads, where he is often contrasted with the angelically handsome Sanddef. [1]

23 relations: Battle of Camlann, Ceretic of Elmet, Ceridwen, Common Brittonic, Culhwch and Olwen, Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr, Englynion y Beddau, Finn Eces, Fionn mac Cumhaill, French language, Ifor Williams, King Arthur, Middle Welsh, Rachel Bromwich, Salmon of Knowledge, Sanddef, Taliesin, Tegid Foel, The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, The Dream of Rhonabwy, Tristan, Welsh mythology, Welsh Triads.

Battle of Camlann

The Battle of Camlann (Gwaith Camlan or Brwydr Camlan) is reputed to have been the final battle of King Arthur, in which he either died or was fatally wounded, fighting either with or against Mordred who is also said to have died.

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Ceretic of Elmet

Ceretic of Elmet (or Ceredig ap Gwallog) was the last king of Elmet, a Brythonic kingdom that existed in the West Yorkshire area of Northern Britain during sub-Roman times.

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Ceridwen

Ceridwen (Ce-rid-wen) was an enchantress in Welsh medieval legend.

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Common Brittonic

Common Brittonic was an ancient Celtic language spoken in Britain.

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Culhwch and Olwen

Culhwch and Olwen (Culhwch ac Olwen) is a Welsh tale that survives in only two manuscripts about a hero connected with Arthur and his warriors: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca.

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Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr

Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr ("Cynddelw the Great Poet"; Kyndelw Brydyt or Cyndelw Brydyd Maur; 1155–1200), was the court poet of Madog ap Maredudd, Owain Gwynedd (Owen the Great), and Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, and one of the most prominent Welsh poets of the 12th century.

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Englynion y Beddau

The Englynion y Beddau (The Stanzas or Verses of the Graves) is a Middle Welsh verse catalogue listing the resting places (beddau) of legendary heroes.

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Finn Eces

Finn Eces (Finneces, Finegas, Finnegas) is a legendary Irish poet and sage, according to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Fionn mac Cumhaill

Fionn mac Cumhaill (Old and Find or Finn mac Cumail or Umaill, sometimes transcribed in English as MacCool or MacCoul) was a mythical hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, occurring also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Ifor Williams

Sir Ifor Williams, FBA (16 April 1881 – 4 November 1965) was a Welsh scholar who laid the foundations for the academic study of Old Welsh, particularly early Welsh poetry.

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King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries.

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Middle Welsh

Middle Welsh (Cymraeg Canol) is the label attached to the Welsh language of the 12th to 15th centuries, of which much more remains than for any earlier period.

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Rachel Bromwich

Rachel Bromwich (30 July 1915 – 15 December 2010) was a British scholar.

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Salmon of Knowledge

The Salmon of Knowledge (bradán feasa) is a creature figuring in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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Sanddef

Sanddef Pryd Angel (Middle Welsh: Sanddev; also spelled Sandde in Modern Welsh) is a figure of Welsh tradition.

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Taliesin

Taliesin (6th century AD) was an early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.

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Tegid Foel

Tegid Foel is the husband of Ceridwen in Welsh mythology.

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The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn

The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn (Macgnímartha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

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The Dream of Rhonabwy

The Dream of Rhonabwy (Breuddwyd Rhonabwy) is a Middle Welsh prose tale.

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Tristan

Tristan (Latin & Brythonic: Drustanus; Trystan), also known as Tristram, is a Cornish knight of the Round Table and the hero of the Arthurian Tristan and Iseult story.

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Welsh mythology

Welsh mythology consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium.

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Welsh Triads

The Welsh Triads (Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments of Welsh folklore, mythology and traditional history in groups of three.

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Afagddu, Avagddu, Morvran, Yfagddu.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morfran

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