Arthur and the Mabinogion

Arthur's Ship - Prydwen

Arthur's Mantle - Gwen

Arthur's Sword - Caledfwlch

Arthur's Spear - Rhongomyniad

Arthur's Shield Wynebgwrthucher

Arthur's Spear - Carnwennan

Arthur's wife Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), daughter of Ogrfan Gawr

reference: Chart 5 & 6 The Lost Legend of Arthur by Steve Blake & Scott Lloyd, Rider 2002.

StI The Life of St. Illtud

StC The Life of St. Carranog

CO Mabinogion: Culhwch and Olwen

BS Bonedd y Saint

BS Bonedd yr Arwyr

StW The Life of St. Winefred

DR Mabinogion: Dream of Rhonabwy

BGG Bonedd Gwyr y Gogledd (Lineage of Men of the North)

GE Geraint mab Erbin

HB Historia Brittonum (Mirabilia)

BA Bonedd yr Arwyr

BB CARM Black Book of Carmarthen

Chart shows persons who appear in at least two of the following sources:

MAB-CO Mabinogion: Culhwch and Olwen

BB CARM Black Book of Carmarthen

TALIESIN Book of Taliesin

TRIADS

MAB-RHON Mabinogion: Dream of Rhonabwy

LBS Lives of of the British Saints

	MAB- CO	BB CARM	TALIESIN	TRIADS	MAB-RHON	LBS
Annwas Adeiniog	Warrior of Arthur	Pa Gurl Poem
Bedwini the Bishop	Blessed Arthur's food			Chief bishop of Gelliwig, Llyn	Counsellor of Arthur	X
Bedwyr ap Bedrawc	Warrior of Arthur second to Cai	At the battle of Tryfrwyd Grave: Hil of Tryvan, Snowdonia		X		X
Cadyrieth ap Saidi				one of the 3 chieftains to Arthur as Cadyrieith ap Porthawr Gandwy	Counsellor of Arthur
Cadwy ap Geraint (cousin)	Warrior of Arthur			X	Counsellor of Arthur	X
Cai ap Cynyr Ceinfarfog	First Warrior of Arthur	Pa Gurl Poem: Gwynedd & Angelesey		X	X	X
Caradog Frieichfras (cousin)				One of three Battle Horsemen	Counsellor of Arthur & First Cousin	X
Cysceint ap Banon	Slain by the boar	X
Dyfry ap Alun Dyfed	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Edern ap Nudd	X				Counsellor of Arthur
Ffleudur Fflam	Warrior of Arthur			X	Counsellor of Arthur
Garwen ferch Henin Hen (mistress of Arthur)	X	daughter of Henin
Glewlwyd Great Gasp	Gate keeper	Gate keeper
Gobrwy ap Echel Big Hip	Warrior of Arthur			Chieftain of Arthur	Counsellor of Arthur
Goreu ap Custennin (cousin)	kills the giant			Released Arthur from prison	X
Greidiol Gallddofydd	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Gwair ap Gwystyl (cousin)			X	X	Counsellor of Arthur
Gwalchmai ap Gwyar (Gawain)	X	buried in Peryddon (river Dee)		One of three well-endowed	X
Gwarthegydd ap Caw	Slain in Dyfed				Counsellor of Arthur & sat at his side
Gwenhwyfar ferch Ogrfan Gawr (Guinevere)	Arthur's Wife			Gwenhwyfach (her sister) struck her causing Camlan tragedy
Gwenwynwyn ap Naf	First fighter			Seafarer of Arthur	Counsellor of Arthur
Gwyn Godyfrion	Warrior of Arthur	X
Gwythyr ap Greidiol	Warrior of Arthur	X		X
Gyrthmwl Wledig		Buried at Loughor, Gower		Chief Prince of Arthur at Penrhyn Rhianydd (Bryn Euryn, Fortress of the Bear)	X
Hyfeidd One-Cloak	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Indeg ferch Garwy Hir (first Mistress of Arthur)	Women of Arthur's court			X
Llacheu (son of Arthur)		X		X	X
Llary ap Casnar Wledig	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Llawfrodedd Farfog	Warrior of Arthur			X	Counsellor of Arthur
Llenlleog Wyddel	Killed Diwrnach with Excalibur		Killed Diwrnach with Excalibur
Llwch Llaw-Wynniog	Warrior of Arthur	Defending Eidyn (Creuddyn-Great Orme)
Mabon ap Mellt	Warrior of Arthur at Llydaw (over the Severn Sea)	Companion
Mabon ap Modron	Rescued Cai, razored by boar	Servant of Urthur Grave at Nantlle's Height (village of Snowdonia)			Counsellor of Arthur
Maelgwn Gwynedd	Warrior of Arthur			Chief elder of Mynyw (St. David's)		X
Manawydan ap Llyr	Warrior of Arthur also in Manawydan fab Llyr in Dyfed	X	X	X
March ap Meirchion (King Mark) (First Cousin of Arthur)		X		X	Head Counsellor of Arthur
Menw ap Teirgwaedd	Warrior of Arthur, can change his shape			Learned ability to change shape from Uther Pendragon	Counsellor of Arthur (ability to change shape)
Morfan ap Tegid (survivor of Camlan)	X		Ystoria Taliesin: Morfan ap Tegid of Penllyn, Bala	One of three Slaughter Blocks of Ynys Prydein (Cymru)	X
Morien Mynog	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Nerth ap Cadarn	Warrior of Arthur				Counsellor of Arthur
Peredur Paladr Hir	Warrior of Arthur			X	Counsellor of Arthur
Rhahawd ail Morgan				one of the three Peers of Arthur's court	Counsellor of Arthur
Rhufon Befr	Warrior of Arthur	X		X	Counsellor of Arthur
Trystan ap Tallwch				X	X

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