The Mabinogion

Arawn the king of Annwn

Also known as: Arawn · Family: Annwn · Role: king · First appears: PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED 1

Life events

  • Pwyll agrees to assume Arawn’s form and defeat Havgan in exchange for Arawn’s friendship.(PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED 1 · 📍 Glyn Cuch)
    • With: Pwyll Havgan
    • “I will make firm friendship with thee; and this will I do, I will send thee to Annwvyn in my stead”
  • Arawn restores both men to their proper forms after their year-long exchange.(PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED 1 · 📍 Glyn Cuch)
    • With: Pwyll
    • “Then Arawn gave to Pwyll Prince of Dyved his proper form and semblance, and he himself took his own”

PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED 1

  • friends with Pwyll “I will make firm friendship with thee; and this will I do, I will send thee to Annwvyn in my stead, and I will give thee the fairest lady thou didst ever behold, to be thy companion, and I will put my form and semblance upon thee”
  • enemies with Havgan “There is a man whose dominions are opposite to mine, who is ever warring against me, and he is Havgan, a King of Annwvyn”
  • with Pwyll (They exchanged forms and acted in each other's stead for a year.) “Then Arawn gave to Pwyll Prince of Dyved his proper form and semblance, and he himself took his own; and Arawn set forth towards the Court of Annwvyn”

MATH THE SON OF MATHONWY 1

  • with Pryderi (Arawn sent Pryderi the swine.) “They were sent him from Annwn, by Arawn the king of Annwn,”

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