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Gwawl

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[gwoul] / gwaʊl /

noun

Welsh Legend.
  1. the rival of Pwyll for the hand of Rhiannon.


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She tells him that the auburn-haired young man is Gwawl, son of Clud, and is the suitor to escape from whom she had fled to Pwyll.

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Pwyll is bound in honour by his word, and Rhiannon explains that the banquet cannot be given to Gwawl, for it is not in Pwyll's power, but that she herself will be his bride in a twelvemonth; Gwawl is to come and claim her then, and a new bridal feast will be prepared for him.

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A year passed away, Gwawl appeared according to the compact, and a great feast was again set forth, in which he, and not Pwyll, had the place of honour.

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He humbly craved a boon of Gwawl.

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Gwawl cheerfully consented, and an attendant went to fill the bag.

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