Heilyn

Family: Island of the Mighty · Role: warrior · First appears: BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 3

Life events

• The Island of the Mighty is defeated; Bendigeid Vran is wounded, and seven men escape.(BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 3)
  • With: Bendigeid Vran Pryderi Manawyddan Gluneu Eil Taran Taliesin Ynawc Grudyen
  • “In consequence of that, the men of the Island of the Mighty obtained such success as they had; but they were not victorious, for only seven men of them all escaped, and Bendigeid Vran himself was wounded in the foot with a poisoned dart.”
• Bendigeid Vran's head is cut off for burial in London.(BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 3)
  • With: Bendigeid Vran Pryderi Manawyddan Gluneu Eil Taran Taliesin Ynawc Grudyen
  • “So they cut off his head, and these seven went forward therewith.”
• Heilyn opens the forbidden door, triggering revelation of the travelers’ past suffering and losses.(BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 4)
  • “One day said Heilyn the son of Gwynn, ‘Evil betide me, if I do not open the door to know if that is true which is said concerning it.’ So he opened the door”
• After the revelation, the travelers journey toward London carrying their lord’s head.(BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 4 · 📍 London)
  • “And because of their perturbation they could not rest, but journeyed forth with the head towards London.”
• The travelers bury the head in the White Mount, creating a protective concealment for the island.(BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 4 · 📍 White Mount)
  • “And they buried the head in the White Mount, and when it was buried, this was the third goodly concealment”

BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 3

• with Bendigeid Vran (Bendigeid Vran commands Heilyn among the seven survivors.) “And Bendigeid Vran commanded them that they should cut off his head. “And take you my head,” said he, “and bear it even unto the White Mount, in London, and bury it there, with the face towards France.”
• parent: Gwynn Hen “and Heilyn the son of Gwynn Hen.”

BRANWEN THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR 4

• parent: Gwynn Hen “Heilyn the son of Gwynn”

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