Arawn

[ ahr-oun ]

/ ˈɑr aʊn /

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the lord of Annwfn.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

My Nobles,” also said he who was in the semblance of Arawn, “take counsel and know who ought to be my subjects.
The Mabinogion|Lady Charlotte Guest
We are informed that these dogs belonged to Arawn, or the silver-tongued King of Annwn, of the lower or southern regions.
Welsh Folk-Lore|Elias Owen
Arawn obtains the help of Pwyll by exchanging kingdoms with him for a year, and Pwyll defeats Hafgan.
The Religion of the Ancient Celts|J. A. MacCulloch
They were the hounds of Arawn, a crowned king in the land of Annwn, the shadow-land of Hades.
British Goblins|Wirt Sikes

Arawn's beautiful wife was evidently not in the secret, for she greeted Powell as her own husband.
Welsh Fairy Tales|William Elliott Griffis