Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed

Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed [ puiɫ pen'devig ' dəved ] (" Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed " ) is the title of the first story of the "Four Branches of Mabinogi " ( Pedeir Ceinc y Mabinogi ). The narrative is both Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch ( "The White Book of Rhydderch " ) and in the Llyfr Coch Hergest ( " The Red Book of Hergest " ) included.

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Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, exchanges with Arawn, the Prince of Annwn in the Other World, shape and domination. He defeats Arawn's enemy Hafgan while Arawn ruled exemplary in Dyfed. After returning Pwyll in the upper world he Rhiannon, whom he married against the resistance of her groom Gwawl in the castle of her father Hefaidd Hen met. Their son Pryderi to be abducted mysteriously and Rhiannon on the basis of false testimony of the servants considered guilty. Years later Pryderi is returned from Teyrnon who has found and raised him to the court of Pwyll, Rhiannon what is rehabilitated.

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