Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr

Family: Arthur's Court · Role: porter · First appears: THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN 1

In Arthur’s court, Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr serves as porter. In The Lady of the Fountain, he welcomes guests and strangers, receives them with honour, and explains the court’s manners and customs: “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was there, acting as porter, to welcome guests and strangers, and to receive them with honour, and to inform them of the manners and customs of the Court;”

In Geraint the Son of Erbin, he is chief porter, with seven men serving under him—Grynn, Pen Pighon, Llaes Cymyn, Gogyfwlch, Gwrdnei, Drem, and Clust—who divide the year among them, while he performs the office only at one of the three high festivals. In Kilhwch and Olwen or the Twrch Trwyth, he is connected as employer with Arthur, and Kilhwch is involved in the exchange marked by “What clamour soever thou mayest make,” while Huandaw, Gogigwr, and Penpingon are later named as his attendants and are slain.

Relationship record

THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN 1

with Arthur (Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr served as porter at Arthur's palace.) “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was there, acting as porter, to welcome guests and strangers, and to receive them with honour, and to inform them of the manners and customs of the Court;”

GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN 1

servant: Grynn “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Pen Pighon “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Llaes Cymyn “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Gogyfwlch “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Gwrdnei “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Drem “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”
servant: Clust “Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr was the chief porter; but he did not himself perform the office, except at one of the three high festivals, for he had seven men to serve him; and they divided the year amongst them.”

KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 1

employer: Arthur “What clamour soever thou mayest make,” said Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr, “against the laws of Arthur's Palace, shalt thou not enter therein, until I first go and speak with Arthur.”
with Kilhwch (Glewlwyd refuses Kilhwch entry until consulting Arthur.) “What clamour soever thou mayest make,” said Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr, “against the laws of Arthur's Palace, shalt thou not enter therein, until I first go and speak with Arthur.”

KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 9

servant: Huandaw “And he slew Huandaw, and Gogigwr, and Penpingon, three attendants upon Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr”
servant: Gogigwr “And he slew Huandaw, and Gogigwr, and Penpingon, three attendants upon Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr”
servant: Penpingon “And he slew Huandaw, and Gogigwr, and Penpingon, three attendants upon Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr”

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Extracted from the original text of The Mabinogion. Made with Rho MD.