The Mabinogion

Hygwyd

Family: Arthur's Court · Role: servant · First appears: KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 8

Life events

  • Arthur’s men seized the cauldron, killed Diwrnach and his company, and escaped with it.(KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 8 · 📍 the house of Diwrnach Wyddel)
    • With: Arthur Bedwyr Llenlleawg Wyddel Diwrnach Wyddel
    • “And they slew Diwrnach Wyddel and his company. Then came the Irish, and fought with them. And when he had put them to flight, Arthur with his men went forward to the ship, carrying away the cauldron full of Irish money.”

KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 8

  • siblings with Cachamwri “Hygwyd, Arthur's servant, who was brother, by the mother's side, to Arthur's servant, Cachamwri”
  • employer: Arthur “Hygwyd, Arthur's servant”

KILHWCH AND OLWEN OR THE TWRCH TRWYTH 9

  • siblings with Kacmwri “counselled him to send Kacmwri, and Hygwyd his brother to fight with the witch”
  • employer: Arthur (Hygwyd is identified as one of Arthur's attendants immediately before this command.) “Let Hiramren, and Hireidil go to the cave.”
  • enemies with Orddu “as they entered the cave, the witch seized upon them”

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

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

Explore the whole book in Rho MD — free.

Get Rho MD — free
Open in Rho MD →