Matholwch

American  

[ma-thoh-lookh] / mæˈθoʊ lʊx /

noun

1. a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.

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Example Sentences

The sources easiest to spot include the tale of the giant Bran and the Welsh king Matholwch, the legend of the Wild Hunt, the sea-voyages of St. Brendan, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur,” “The Song of Roland,” “The Nibelungenlied,” the poetry of Dante and Francois Villon, Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love,” and, of course, “The Arabian Nights.”

From Washington Post

Son of Matholwch and Branwen, 368; assumes sovranty of Ireland, 370 Gwion Bach.

From Project Gutenberg

Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll, 367, 368 Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

Matholwch,233 King of Ireland, was with them; his were the ships, and he had come to ask for the hand in marriage of Bran's sister, Branwen, so that Ireland and Britain might be leagued together and both become more powerful.

From Project Gutenberg

The Irish were hospitably entertained, and after taking counsel with his lords Bran agreed to give his sister to Matholwch.

From Project Gutenberg