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Manawydan

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[man-uh-wuh-dan] / ˌmæn əˈwʌ dæn /

noun

Welsh Legend.
  1. a brother of Bran, Efnisien, and Branwen, and the second husband of Rhiannon: he rescued Pryderi from enchantments cast upon him by Llwyd.


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Manawydan waited for him until evening, but hearing nothing either of him or of the dogs, he returned home.

From Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

"Go not," said Manawydan; "whoever has cast a spell over this land and deprived us of our dwelling has placed this castle here."

From Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

"No, by my faith," said Manawydan, "not till I see Pryderi and Rhiannon free before my eyes."

From Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

"See yonder," said their leader Manawydan; "that is the door we may not open."

From Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

"Hanging a thief," said he; and when the clerk saw that it was a mouse, he offered a pound to release it, but Manawydan refused.

From Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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