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	Culhwch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Welsh mythology, Culhwch (pronounced "Kilhooch" with the "ch" as in the Scottish "loch") is the son of Kilydd son of Kelyddon and Goleuddydd, a cousin of Arthur and the protagonist of the story Culhwch and Olwen found in the Mabinogion.
		According to the narrative, Culhwch is born to his maddened mother Goleuddydd after she is frightened by a herd of swine.
		Culhwch is described as being "of gentle lineage".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culhwch (245 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Olwen is receptive to Culhwch's attraction, but she cannot marry him unless her father agrees, and he, unable to survive past his daughter's wedding, will not consent until Culhwch completes a series of about forty impossible-sounding tasks.
		Fortunately for Culhwch (and the reader), the completion of only a few of these tasks is recorded and the giant is killed, leaving Olwen free to marry her lover.
		The story is on one level a typical folktale, in which a young hero sets out to wed a giant's daughter, and many of the accompanying motifs reinforce this (the strange birth, the jealous stepmother, the hero falling in love with a stranger after hearing only her name, etc.).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culhwch_and_Olwen (642 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen: Arthurian Court List
		Amren the son of Bedwyr: Amren mab Bedwyr is invoked as one of Arthur's retinue in Culhwch.
		Yskyrdav and Yscudydd: Otherwise unmentioned, in Culhwch Yskyrdav and Yscudydd are identified as attendants of Gwenhwyvar.
		Gwenhwyvach, sister of Gwenhwyvar: In Culhwch Gwenhwyvach is identified as the sister of Gwenhwyvar and one of the "gold-torqued women" of Britain.
	www.lib.rochester.edu /CAMELOT/CULlist.htm (11865 words)

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		Culhwch was born the only son of Kilydd, a powerful lord, and Goleuddydd, sister to Arthur's mother Igraine.
		Culhwch also possesses several items with magical properties including a battle axe which could draw blood from the wind, a faerie horse, two faerie greyhounds, as well as clothing and adornments of uncommon quality.
		Culhwch is not much of a warrior or an adventurer, but his stately bearing and noble attitudes certainly mark him as kin to Arthur.
	www.employees.org /~pcorless/pendragon/culhwch.txt (1128 words)

	Culhwch
		Culhwch is the eponymous hero of the 11th Century Cymric Arthurian romance Culhwch ac Olwen.
		Thus Culhwch, desite Cei's entreaties to the contrary gains entry to Arthur's court whereupon Arthur decides to grant his boon, though he had not heard of Olwen or of her kin.
		She, on hearing whom Culhwch is feels both joy that her nephew, the son of her sister has returned to her and sorrow that any man questing the hand of Olwen is fated to die.
	www.celtnet.org.uk /gods_c/culhwch.html (838 words)

	BBC - Wales History - Mabculwch - Culhwch and Olwen - Welsh myths and legends
		Culhwch refuses to marry the queen's daughter and she curses him for foiling her plan: he'll never marry until he marries Olwen, the daughter of Ysbaddaden, king of Giants.
		Culhwch won't be dissuaded and the shepherd's wife tells him that every Saturday Olwen comes to their house to wash her hair.
		Culhwch is stunned by her beauty and falls in love with her instantly.
	bbc.co.uk /wales/history/sites/myths-customs/pages/myth-mabculwch.shtml (1014 words)

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		CULHWCH AND OLWEN Birth of Culhwch (Gilydd son of Cyleddon Wledeg and Goleuddydd d of Anlawdd Wledig Goleuddydd dies Gilydd takes Doged as his wife and Culhwch is to take her daughter as his wife.
		CULHWCH AND OLWEN Much of the subsequent action in the story concentrated around the need to obtain these objects from the Boar Necessarily several of the more heroic tasks centre on the hunting of the Boar, with special hounds, and huntsmen (to hold the leash, to hold the collar, to control the hounds.
		CULHWCH AND OLWEN Other tasks (few of which are given much attention in the text) are concerned with growing and harvesting the food for the wedding feast, and the mead and other beverages.
	www.courseweb.uottawa.ca /CLT1170/culhwch1.txt (980 words)

	Prairie Fire Coven: Beltane
		Culhwch's new stepmother wanted him to marry her daughter, but he declined, saying he was too young for marriage.
		Culhwch asked the Hawthorn Giant for his permission to marry Olwen, but the Hawthorn Giant refused, because if she were to marry, he would lose his life.
		Culhwch and his allies were then able to defeat Twrch Trwyth and obtain the comb, the razor, and the scissors that were between his ears.
	www.prairiefirecoven.org /beltane.html (1338 words)

	CULHWCH AND OLWEN
		Culhwch took himself to Arthur's court to ask his cousin the king for assistance in winning Olwen away from her father.
		Culhwch asked Arthur to trim his hair, and during the course of the haircut, he revealed the blood ties between them.
		Culhwch's aunt summoned Olwen so that Culhwch might plead with her to run away with him, but she explained, "My father has asked me to pledge not to leave without his counsel, because there is life for him only until I go off with a husband.
	www.uidaho.edu /student_orgs/arthurian_legend/origins/olwen.html (902 words)

	How Culhwch Won Olwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Culhwch, though, is not used by Chretien, nor does it appear in Geoffrey of Monmouth where some of the stories related in the Mabinogion seem to have had an influence.
		Culhwch is King Arthur's cousin, so he travels to Arthur's court to claim his aid, during the course of which he invokes eight pages worth (in my edition) of the warriors and ladies of King Arthur's court!!
		Culhwch and Olwen can't honestly be said to have had much influence on later Arthurian works either in terms of characters or incidents.
	arthsoc.drruss.net /Cauldron/culhrev.html (1492 words)

	Culhwch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the early Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, the hero Culhwch is cursed unless he wins the hand of Olwen, daughter of the chief of the Giants, Ysbaddaden.
		Though Olwen is wiling to marry Culhwch, Ysbaddaden is likewise cursed and will die upon his daughter's marriage.
		Arthur and his knights come to the aid of Culhwch.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/c/culhwch.html (102 words)

	The Pig-Sty Prince and the Giant's Daughter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Culhwch ducked the low branches which threatened to sweep him off the horse as his horse's hooves thudded into the green turf, his mind still on the dream.
		Culhwch and his friends called the potters and then killed them as they stood at their gates and the hounds along with them.
		And Culhwch found that the men had come and the oxen been loaned and the fields had been tilled, the wheat and flax grown, the bread baked and the head-dress woven all with the aid of his friends.
	www.druidry.org /obod/eisteddfod/prose/giantsdaughter.html (3733 words)

	Arthurian Romance: Culhwch and Olwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The story of Culhwch and Olwen is notable for being the first Arthurian "romance", but its importance goes far beyond that.
		Achieving its first written form somewhere between 1080 and 1100, the Welsh story is also the story of a heroic quest; Culhwch must complete 39 tasks to win the hand of Olwen from her father, Chief Giant Yspaddaden.
		The Arthur in Culhwch and Olwen is a Heroic Age Arthur and the story retains many of the ancient Celtic symbols and motifs associated with such a hero.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/2769/culolwen.htm (288 words)

	OBOD book list: Arthurian Studies
		Culhwch, after refusing to marry the daughter of his stepmother, is told by her that he shall never wed until he wins Olwen, the daughter of the malevolent giant Yspadadden Penkawr.
		Culhwch is aided in several of his adventures by his cousin Arthur and some of Arthur's men, including Kei (Sir Kay) and Gwalchmei (Sir Gawain).
		Culhwch returns to Yspadadden with only part of his goal accomplished, kills him, and marries Olwen.
	library.druidry.org /books/arthur.html (1450 words)

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		How Culhwch Won Olwen The Welsh story-teller (cyfarwydd) of the late 11th century (perhaps around the year 1082) in SW Wales combined this frame-tale with the exploding interest in Arthurian matters, especially the figure of Arthur himself.
		How Culhwch Won Olwen In Culhwch, Arthur is seen in a duel role as dynamic defender of the land and its people from various supernatural ‘oppressions’ (gormes) but also he is assuming the role of ‘roi fainéant’ or king who allows his followers (retinue) to perform various exploits on his behalf.
		How Culhwch Won Olwen An important question in the evolution of the tale is the influence of the landmark publication of Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth c 1138.
	www.courseweb.uottawa.ca /CLT1170/CulhwchO1.txt (635 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Culhwch and Olwen is a (A Celtic language of Wales) Welsh story that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the (Click link for more info and facts about Red Book of Hergest) Red Book of Hergest, ca.
		Since Lady (Click link for more info and facts about Charlotte Guest) Charlotte Guest first included this tale in her translation of the (Click link for more info and facts about Mabinogion) Mabinogion, it has been identified with that work.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Culhwch's) Culhwch's father, King Kilydd of Kelyddon, loses his wife Goleuddydd after a difficult childbirth.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cu/culhwch_and_olwen.htm (566 words)

	Ysbaddaden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In Welsh romance Culhwch and Olwen, Ysbaddaden is the father of the beautiful Olwen.
		He is cursed to die when his daughter marries, so when Culhwch comes to court her, he is naturally perturbed.
		He then gives Culhwch a series of extraordinarily difficult tasks, which Culhwch completes (at least to satisfaction) with the help of King Arthur and his men.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Y/Ysbaddaden.htm (226 words)

	MM Culhwch and Lleu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Subsequent to his release from abduction, the 'Mabon' story develops, that is to gain the hand of the most beautiful woman in the world, the Maiden Goddess.
		After having been presented at court, where he received his name, Culhwch was offered by his father's wife the hand of her daughter.
		Culhwch denied her, claiming to be too young yet to take a wife.
	bonrhys.idx.com.au /CA05/id65.htm (470 words)

	Arthurian Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Culhwch ac Olwen is the earliest tale in the so-called 'Mabinogion' and is preserved in two manuscripts: the White Book of Rhydderch (Peniarth 4, cols.452-88) and the Red Book of Hergest (cols.810-44), with the White Book only having the first two thirds of the story.
		Culhwch ac Olwen (with the rescue by Arthur's warband of the pagan god Mabon ap Modron from an Otherworldly fortress) and elsewhere.
		It is mentioned briefly in Culhwch ac Olwen and in Breuddwyd Rhonabwy it is called Gwenn ('white'; 'pure, sacred, holy'): "According to the tale, one of the properties of the mantle was 'that the man around whom it might be wrapped, no one would see him and he would see everyone.
	www.arthuriana.co.uk /concepts/arthlit.htm (10586 words)

	Arthurian Legend
		He challenges Culhwch, as expected, and explains that only once these feats, including getting a comb and brush from the ears of Twrch Trwyth, are accomplished and he is groomed Culhwch can marry Olwen.
		Ysbaddaden is the threatening outside and Culhwch and all of his helpers represent the ideal idea of community and family.
		And then Culhwch set out, and with him Goreu the son of Custennin and those who wished ill to Ysbaddaden Chief Giant, taking the rare and difficult things with them and heading for his court.
	uidaho.edu /student_orgs/arthurian_legend/quests/monsters/agiants.html (1020 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen
		Then said Culhwch, "Greeting be unto thee, Sovereign Ruler of this Island; and be this greeting no less unto the lowest than unto the highest, and be it equally unto thy guests, and thy warriors, and thy chieftains--let all partake of it as completely as thyself.
		She entered the house, and sat beside Culhwch upon the foremost bench; and as soon as he saw her he knew her.
		And Culhwch caught it and threw it vigorously, and wounded him through the eyeball, so that the dart came out at the back of his head.
	www.mythiccrossroads.com /Culhwch.htm (12204 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen
		KILYDD, the son of Prince Kelyddon desired a wife as a helpmate, and the wife that he chose was Goleuddydd, the daughter of Prince Anlawdd.
		And the swineherd took the boy, and brought him to the palace; and he was christened, and they called him Culhwch, because he had been found in a swine's burrow.
		Nevertheless the boy was of gentle lineage, and cousin unto Arthur; and they put him out to nurse.
	www.xs4all.nl /~missgien/arthurian/mabinogion/culhwch.html (537 words)

	The People of Abertawe :: Ifor ap Culhwch- Crest of Pearl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ifor ap Culhwch, Crest of Pearl - Master of Flight
		Background: He was the 4th son of Culhwch and Gwendolen, who were minor nobles tending a small domain near Evandler.
		From a young age he was attracted by he forest, just as Yesting, the 3rd of the children.
	abertawe2000.com /bios/Ifor.html (918 words)

	Encyclopedia: Culhwch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Updated 264 days 20 hours 36 minutes ago.
		In Welsh mythology, Culhwch (pronounced "Kilhooch", the "ch" sound being the same as the Scottish "Loch") was a hero who rescued Mabon from Annwn.
		Angry, his stepomother cursed him to marry no one but Olwen.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Culhwch (141 words)

	Culhwch and Olwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They draw on myth, folklore, and Celtic history.
		"Culhwch and Olwen" is the earliest Arthurian story and probably appeared in written form first in the late 10th century.
		Reading this one can be frustrating and is certainly disorienting.
	www.wsu.edu /~delahoyd/medieval/culhwch.html (122 words)

	How Culhwch Won Olwen
		Then Culhwch said, “Greeting to you, Sovereign Ruler of this Island; and be this greeting no less to the lowest than to the highest, and be it equally to your guests, and your warriors, and your chieftains–let all partake of it as completely as yourself.
		Essyllt Vinwen, and Essyllt Vingul.” And all these did Culhwch son of Cilydd adjure to obtain his boon.
		And thus did Culhwch obtain Olwen, the daughter of Ysbaddaden Chief Giant.
	www.moval.edu /faculty/adderleym/Arthur/welsh/culhwch.htm (13359 words)

	Easter Legend : Culhwch ac Olwen End (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Arthur chopped her in two and got the blood.
		Culhwch went back to the palace with the treasures, sheared the land, and cut the giant’s head off.
		He married Olwen and she was his wife as long as he lived.
	www.tartanplace.com /easter/easterlegends/legolwenend.html (148 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Culhwch & Olwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I decided to do an audio version of Culhwch and Olwen in order to bring this delightful story to modern audiences.
		I wanted them to hear the story as it was originally told.
		My version is not exactly the same as you would read in a translation, but neither would a medieval storyteller's.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1885093071 (208 words)

	Glossary to Culhwch Ac Olwen; Author: Bromwich, Rachel; Author: Evans, D. Simon; Hardback; Book
		Glossary to Culhwch Ac Olwen; Author: Bromwich, Rachel; Author: Evans, D. Simon; Hardback; Book
		This work provides a full glossary for perhaps the earliest of the medieval Welsh tales: Culhwch ac Olwen.
		Prices subject to change to be advised on confirmation of order.
	www.netstoreusa.com /lxbooks/077/0773494553.shtml (151 words)

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