gwythyr ap greidawl – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Guinevere Out of Control

Arthurian literature hasn’t often been kind to Arthur’s wife Guinevere, presenting her as having an ongoing affair with his favorite knight, sometimes even goading him into it when he doesn’t really want to go against the king. It’s pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, England, History, Magic, Mythology, Relationships, Welsh | Tagged absalom, adultery, battle of camlann, bible, cywyrd of gwent, false guinevere, geoffrey of monmouth, gians, gogfran gawr, gwenhwyfach, gwythyr ap greidawl, incest, infidelity, jenny jump, king arthur, king constantine of dumnonia, king david, king leodegrance of cameliard, queen guinevere, sir bertholai, sir lancelot, sir mordred, t.h. white, the once and future king, tower of london, triads of the island of britain, vulgate cycle, welsh triads |

Tales of the Gwyn Reaper

I was a bit stumped for ideas for a mythology post for this weekend, but then I remembered I’d been meaning to write about Gwyn ap Nudd, Welsh Lord of the Dead. Picture by Thalia Took I’ve already mentioned him … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Celtic, Mythology | Tagged creiddylad, fairies, gwyn ap nudd, gwythyr ap greidawl, king arthur, lludd, nudd, twrch trwyth, tylwyth teg, wild hunt |