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	Bran the Blessed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bran the Blessed, also known as Bran Vendigaid, Bendigeidfran or Branovices, is a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology.
		Bran agreed to this, but during a feast to celebrate the betrothal, Efnisien, a half-brother of Branwen and Bran, arrived and asked what was going on.
		On the return of the survivors to Wales, Branwen died of grief for all the destruction on her account and was buried beside the River Alaw in Anglesey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bran_the_Blessed (505 words)

	Bran, from Lundy, Isle of Avalon by Mystic Realms
		Two manifestations of Bran are identified by Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess,' firstly as Leodegrance (welsh 'Ogyr Van') he is the father of Guinevere; and secondly as 'Uther Ben' -'the wonderful head,' which is a reference to the singing head of Bran buried on the white mound, he is Arthur's father.
		'Bran the Blessed' - 'Bran Vendigeit,' we are told in the introduction to the story of 'Branwen verch Llyr,' - 'Branwen the daughter of Llyr' - in the welsh 'Mabinogion.' was the grandson of Beli Mawr.
		Bran catches the ball, the twine sticks to his hand and Bran and his retinue are inevitably drawn to the shore.
	www.lundyisleofavalon.co.uk /godsetc/bran.htm (1774 words)

	The Encyclopaedia of the Celts: Bran and Sceolan - Brian des Illes
		She summoned Bran to seek out that island, and when her song was over she turned away, and the apple branch jumped from Bran's hand into hers, and he could not retain it.
		Bran stayed awhile to tell his countrymen of all that had befallen him; then he turned his fleet of curraghs away from the shore, and he and his companions were never seen in Ireland again.
		Bran's mythos can be traced to that of Cronos, as well as becoming incorporated into the Grail legends where Brons is the guardian of the Grail a development of the life-restoring cauldron.
	www.isle-of-skye.org.uk /celtic-encyclopaedia/celt_b3.htm (3674 words)

	Bran
		He originally is a Celtic god (see: Bran) and, though he is gigantic, he is practically humanized and called 'the Blessed' but this might be a Christianization of a pagan epithet.
		Bran is wounded in battle with a poisoned spear after leading an army to Ireland in the 'Mabinogion'.
		Bran means Raven and the Irish hero who journeys to the Otherworld over the western ocean, is indubitably some form of the same deity/hero.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/b/bran2.html (317 words)

	Welsh Gods/Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bran is the son of Llyr, brother of Branwen and Manawyden, half-brother of Efnisien, and father of Caradoy.
		Branwen is the daughter of Llyr, sister of Bran the Blessed and Manawyden, and consort of Matholwch.
		The son of Llyr, consort of Rhiannon, and brother of Branwen and Bran the Blessed.
	www.angelfire.com /pa/WoundedDove/welsh.html (1665 words)

	Bran The Blessed
		Bran had many heroic episodes, but was fatally injured during an excursion to Ireland to rescue his sister Branwen.
		Bran means Raven in Welsh, and Ravens are kept in the tower, it is said that if they fly away England will be lost.
		Bran is an archetypal British Celtic hero, and it has been surmised that he is the root of the character known as the Fisher King from Arthurian romance.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /gods&goddesses/bran.html (209 words)

	Bran (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains.
		Bran Castle, a national monument and landmark of Romanian tourism
		Bran the Blessed, a character in Celtic mythology; his sister Branwen
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bran_(disambiguation) (179 words)

	Welsh Deities
		Bran was the son of Llyr, and Penarddun, daughtet of Beli son of Mynogan, was ruler of Britain.
		Either Gwynn or Gwydneu witnessed the death of Gwendoleu son of Ceidaw, Bran (son of Gweryd?), Llachau son of Arthur, and Meurig son of Carreian, Gwallawg, and the soldiers of Prydain.
		Manawyddan was the brother of Bran and Branwen.
	www.timelessmyths.com /celtic/welsh.html (4127 words)

	Bran Cereal
		Bran the Blessed (aka Bendigeidfran) was a character in Welsh mythology, a son of Llyr and Penarddun, who appears in the Mabinogion.
		Nevertheless, consuming pure bran (without fructose or a similar ingredient such as fig juice to add body and cohesion) can be dangerous, as the bran is sometimes so light and fluffy as to enter the trachea, during normal breathing, when the spoonful of bran and milk approaches the mouth.
		Bran Castle near Brasov in Transylvania is a national monument and landmark of Romanian tourism.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/24/bran-cereal.html (1367 words)

	Bran the Blessed
		Bran's story is one of personal sacrifice, conciliation, and a king's love for his people and land.
		Bran's sister, Branwen, is Goddess of the Land, and as such, she is Bran's reason for being.
		This image of Bran's head is one of many examples found in Celtic mythology and witchcraft of the skull as a symbol of power and wisdom.
	www.earthwitchery.com /bran.html (526 words)

	Bran and the Fisher King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bran, the Blessed, was one of the children of Don (the children of light as opposed to Llyr's children of the dark).
		Bran, deific king of the Island of Britain, is often identified with King Arthur, and many of the tales of Bran became associated with Arthur as he was transformed from Emperor and Dux Bellorum to King of Britain.
		Bran's cauldron came to be associated with the Holy Grail.
	home.comcast.net /~brons/Bran.html (844 words)

	Britannia Celtic Gods: Bran Fendigaid, God of Regeneration
		Bran Fendigaid (the Blessed) was the son of the Sea God, Llyr and, maternally, the grandson of Belenos, the Sun God.
		Bran helped his men cross several mighty rivers in order to follow him and Matholwch was eventually forced to offer to abdicate in favour of his son and Bran's nephew, Gwern.
		The wound to Bran's foot, inflicted by a poisoned spear, which caused his lands to fail is echoed in that of the Arthurian Grail guardian, known as the Grail or Fisher King.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/gods/bran.html (1361 words)

	Celtic Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		>>Branwen ("white raven") a daughter of Llyr and Penarddun, and sister of Bran, and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
		She is the sister of Bran the Blessed and Manannan mac Lir, daughter of Lir, and wife of the Irish king Matholwch.
		After the death of her brother Bran, due to a war caused by Matholwch, Branwen died of a broken heart.
	www.inanna.virtualave.net /celtic.html (2476 words)

	Riddley Walker - Subjects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Bran the Blessed (Bendigeid Vran) is a king and demigod in British legend.
		In the battle that follows, Bran loses most of his followers (they have been killed before and were always revived using his magic iron cauldron, but the betrayer has destroyed the cauldron by casting his impure self into it).
		Bran is identified with the alder tree; Gwern's name means "alder," and the topmost branch of an alder is called "the singing head of Bran." [EB]
	www.graphesthesia.com /rw/s-Bran.html (151 words)

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		Bran the Blessed son of Llyr was the crowned king of this island, having been raised to the throne of London.
		When it arrived at this island it found Bran at an assembly of his at Caer Seint yn Arvon; it alighted on his shoulder and ruffled its wing until the letter was noticed and they perceived that the bird had been reared in a house.
		Bran and the host we spoke of set sail for Ireland, and since the sea was not deep he waded through.
	home.twcny.rr.com /topazowl/branwen.htm (3928 words)

	Sitio al margen: Bran
		Their first CD album "Awen" issued on 1998 is the first digital recording of gaelic harp ever done on local studios, performed by one of the leaders of the Celtic Revival in Argentina, and presently, the only local gaelic harpist.
		The members of 'Bran' were drawn together by a mutual love for a style they came to describe as ´musical perspective from Celtic roots'.
		Sacred for the belief of its 'bleeding' when cut down, the wood of this tree was used by 'Bran the Blessed' for the piles of a bridge he constructed across the Irish Sea in order to rescue his sister Branwen.
	www.almargen.com.ar /sitio/seccion/musica/bran/index(in).html (593 words)

	Otherworld Fantasies
		Bran, meaning “Raven”; became known as Bendigeid Vran, “Bran the Blessed” and was the son of Llyr and Penardun.
		Branwen was the daughter of Llyr and Penardun, the sister of Bran and half-sister to Nissyen and Evnissyen.
		Son of Bran, he was left as chief steward in Bran’s absence when he sailed to Ireland to rescue Branwen.
	otherworldfantasies.com /myth/welsh_people.htm (2011 words)

	Bran - Definition - Mr Breakfast
		Bran is produced during the milling process as layers are removed from the grain kernel.
		Bran is considered a good source of fiber, carbohydrates, calcium and phosphorus.
		Bran the Blessed (also known as Bendigeidfran) was a character in Welsh mythology, a son of Llyr and Penarddun, who appears in the Mabinogion.
	www.mrbreakfast.com /glossary_term.asp?glossaryID=148 (157 words)

	Brân: a Cymric god (Blessed Raven)
		An interesting echo of this tale is found in the Irish story of Bran: One Irish tale tells how Bran fell asleep, one day, while listening to the beautiful song of a goddess with whom he fell deeply in love.
		On their journey, Bran encountered his half-brother, Manawyddan, God of the Sea, and eventually reached the land of Women.
		Eventually though, some of Bran's men wished to return home, but the goddess warned them that if they were to step foot on the British Isles, they would crumble to dust for, in reality, many centuries had passed since they had left home.
	www.celtnet.org.uk /gods_b/bran.html (950 words)

	Bran
		Scholars believe that Bran is the prototype of the Fisher King, the guardian of the grail, and that Bran’s cauldron of re-birth and his horn of plenty were originals of the grail.
		In the Romance of Branwen, Bran is always generous and hospitable, and like the grail, Bran’s horn of plenty symbolises the richness which can flow from a proper relationship with the underworld.
		According to the mabinogi, Bran was wounded in the foot with a lance in battle.
	www.ynysprydein.org /bran/grail.htm (914 words)

	Bran and the Bardic Tradition
		Bran has a number of connections to the bardic tradition, reflecting Bran's association with inspiration, memory and prophesy.
		There are even some indications that Bran was considered the patron of the bards, the entertainment of the wondrous head of Bran being perhaps a prototype of later bardic entertainment.
		By Bran, son of Llyr the Blessed, it is said… certain is it that Bran the Blessed first brought them into the Isle of Britain from Rome, where he learned the art, and the mode of manufacturing [parchment] with the skins of lambs and calves and kids."
	www.thornr.demon.co.uk /bran/bardic.html (614 words)

	The Tumulus of Bran \| ACO MYTHOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		History: Bran is mentioned in the "Second Branch of the Mabinogi" and "Immran Brain" (The Voyage of Bran) which is dated around the 7th or 8th c.
		The seven who escaped the battle with the Irish were Pryderi, Manawydan, Glinyeu son of Taran, Talyessin, Ynawg, Gruddyeu son of Muryel and Heilyn son of Gwynn the Old.
		Bran commanded them to cut off his head.
	www.ancuairt.org /tumulus/bran.htm (279 words)

	The Mabinogion, Bran and Branwen daughter of Llyr
		Yet, since Bran was so mighty a man that no ship could contain him, he waded across the sea.
		But Bran said: ‘Let him who leads, be a bridge’, and he stretched himself across the river so that his army could march over him.
		Branwen broke her heart in despair, and she was buried on Anglesey beneath a standing stone on the banks of the Afon Alaw.
	www.valleystream.co.uk /bran.htm (1024 words)

	The Fisher King
		Bran was originally a god, derived either from some pagan Briton deity or from an Irish sea-god, Manannan mac Lir, who, as Loomis explains, "dwelt on an elysian isle, where old age was unknown and where his company of immortals banqueted without stint and without end." He was of gigantic size.
		In place of Bran, she submits that the true origins of the Fisher King can be traced back to pagan Mystery Cults, and in particular the Irish story of the Salmon of Wisdom, centered around the exploits of Finn Mac Cumhail.
		Bran the Blessed], and which becomes confused with the Grail itself) constitute the objects, called Hallows, to be found in the Grail castle.
	www.uidaho.edu /student_orgs/arthurian_legend/grail/fisher (6287 words)

	Mystical-WWW - Arthurain A 2 Z B
		Bran has been thought to be a man of great strength and knowledge being associated with The Grail legends but has also been thought to possibly a giant.
		Bran's cauldron of rebirth has been described as being very similar to the 'Horn of Bran' which provided any kind food in plentiful supply to the courageous as depicted in the Welsh Triads and the Mabinogion.
		Bran came to her rescue, as according to legend she tamed a starling which then flew to Bran and told him of her plight.
	www.mystical-www.co.uk /arthuriana2z/b.htm (3015 words)

	The Fisher King; from Lundy, Isle of Avalon by Mystic Realms
		'Bran Fendigaid (Bran the Blessed) was the Celtic prototype of 'Bron' - the Rich Fisher or Fisher king.
		as Bran the Blessed, son of Llyr, the principle figure in the mabinogi of Branwen.
		Both are linked with the sea, Bron as the 'Rich Fisher.' Bran carries his musicians across the sea on his back and the remainder of his retinue follow in boats, the grail company are transported similarly on their travels to the west.
	www.lundyisleofavalon.co.uk /mythology/holygrail/grailkings.htm (1036 words)

	Mitakuye Oyasin
		By virtue of their historical association, Beli and Bran are often muddled with the earlier brothers Belinus and Brennus (the sons of Porrex) (see above) who contended for power in northern Britain in around 390 BC, and were regarded as gods in old Celtic tradition.
		Bran's father, in descent from Beli Mawr, was King Llyr (Lear).
		His descendant, Avallach, was the grandson of Joseph of Arimethea's daughter Anna, the wife of the Archdruid Bran the Blessed.
	home.earthlink.net /~pricetesc/oyasin.htm (3376 words)

	Wikinfo \| Bran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Voyage of Bran, a tale from Irish mythology.
		Bran (mythology), a Celtic god from Wales, Britain.
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	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Bran (146 words)

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