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	Efnisien
		In Celtic mythology, Efnisien was the son of Penarddun and Eurosswydd.
		Efnisien mutilated the horses; Matholwch was irate until Bran gave him a cauldron which restored the dead to life.
		Efnisien threw himself in the cauldron earlier given to Matholwch, which broke; he stayed dead.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ef/Efnisien.html (190 words)

	Nisien and Efnisien
		Nisien and Efnisien, sons of Penarddun by Eurosswydd, who had captured her husband Llyr and held him hostage until she slept with him.
		Efnisien mutilated the horses given by the Irish king Matholwch as a bride-price for Branwen, for Efnisien felt that such a marriage was a mortal insult.
		Efnisien, repenting, sacrificed himself by feigning death and being thrown into the cauldron, which he then broke, dying in the process.
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/n/nisien_and_efnisien.html (209 words)

	Roots of the Ancients - Thinkquest 2001
		Bran is the son of Llyr and Penarddun, brother of Manawydan and Branwen, half brother of Nisien and Efnisien.
		Efnisien knew this, and threw the bags in fire, along with Gwern, the son of Branwen and Matholwch.
		Efnisien sacrificed himself by feigning death and was thrown into the cauldron.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0116903/mythology/welsh.htm (3586 words)

	Branwen
		Branwen is the daughter of Llyr and Penarddun, sister of Bran and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
		Efnisien squeezed the head between his thumb and forefinger until they met in the middle.
		Efnisien, repenting, sacrificed himself by hiding under a pile of Irish corpses and being thrown along with them into the cauldron.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/goddessbranwen.html (652 words)

	The Mabinogion, Bran and Branwen daughter of Llyr
		But in the second year rumours spread about Efnisien’s villainy, so that Matholwch was laughed at behind his back and derided to his face.
		Fearing his court's ridicule, he avenged himself on his wife: she was forced to work in the kitchens, and the cook had orders to box her ears every day.
		The Irishmen dragged in the cauldron of rebirth and lit a fire under it, so that their dead warriors (when thrown into it) would be whole and hale on the morrow.
	www.valleystream.co.uk /bran.htm (1024 words)

	BBC - Wales History - Mabinogion - Second branch - Welsh myths and legends
		When Branwen is married to Matholwch the King of Ireland, her half-brother Efnisien, enraged because he has not been consulted about the marriage, mutilates Matholwch's horses in a horrific act of revenge.
		At the feast to crown the boy Efnisien foils an Irish plan to overrun the British army at the feast by crushing the skulls of one hundred Irish soldiers hidden in deerskin bags in the new palace.
		Efnisien hides beneath the pile of Irish bodies, and is thrown into the cauldron that he breaks into pieces by pushing against the sides with all his strength.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/history/sites/myths-customs/pages/myth-mab2.shtml (580 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Welsh Literature - The Mabinogion
		In the second branch, a much more realistic and savage story of jealousy and vengeance, the main characters are the giant Bran, king of Britain; his sister Branwen; their half-brother the evil Efnisien and the children of Llyr.
		Efnisien is angry at not being consulted when his Branwen marries Matholwch, king of Ireland at Harlech.
		Efnisien then hurls his half-sister's infant son into the fire, a deed that causes turmoil and great slaughter in Ireland.
	www.britannia.com /wales/lit/lit5.html (768 words)

	Of Dragons and Daffodils
		anawydan ap Llyr, son of Llyr and Penarddun and brother of Branwen and Manawydan, and half brother of Nisien and Efnisien.
		Manawydan was a scholar, magician, and peaceful man. But when Bran learned of the slavery imposed upon his sister Branwen by her Irish husband Matholwch, he joined the expedition to rescue her.
		ranwen ("white raven") a daughter of Llyr and Penarddun, and sister of Bran, and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
	www.welshdragon.net /product_info.php?cPath=71&products_id=274 (2008 words)

	Branwen - Welshpedia
		Efnisien, a half-brother of Bran, angry at not being consulted about the marriage, mutilated Matholwch's horses when he found out about it.
		Once back in Ireland Branwen was treated cruelly by her husband Matholwch as punishment for Efnisien's mutilation of the horses (though not before she gave birth to an heir, Gwern).
		Efnisien, checking out the house prior to the arrival of Bran and his men, guessed what was happening and killed the hidden men by squeezing their heads.
	www.welshpedia.co.uk /wiki/wales/index.php?title=Branwen (432 words)

	The Tumulus of Branwen \| ACO MYTHOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Branwen was sister to Bran and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
		Efnisien, angered by the marriage, mutilated the horses, nearly precipitating warfare, but Matholwch was appeased by the gift of a cauldron that could resurrect the dead.
		Efnisien, repenting, sacrificed himself by feigning death and being thrown into the cauldron, which then broke.
	www.ancuairt.org /tumulus/branwen.htm (300 words)

	Medieval Superheroes
		By means of a magical bird she smuggles word back to her kinsmen of her plight; they arrive in Ireland by using the body of their huge king as a bridge across the river Llinon.
		Efnisien, at a parley that seems to be going well, commits another atrocity by thrusting Gwern, named as the new king of Ireland, into the fire.
		The havoc is near total: Branwen, though blameless, cries, ''Woe is me that ever I was born: two good islands have been laid waste because of me,'' and heaves a great sigh and lets her heart break.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/01/01/28/bookend/bookend.html (1041 words)

	Branwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Branwyn's step brother Efnisien, out of resentment, mutilates Matholwch's horses, but Matholwch was appeased by the gift of a cauldron that could resurrect the dead, that he did not seem to mind too much.
		But Efnisien finds out and casts them into the fire, and calling Gwern over tosses him in too.
		Efnisien, finally repenting for what he had done, sacrifices himself by feigning death and being thrown into the cauldron, which he then breaks from the inside, dying in the process.
	www.janih.com /kitiana/celtic/branwen.html (386 words)

	Otherworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Efnisien is half brother to Bendigeidfran, Branwen and Dan.
		But Efnisien isn't consulted, and he is furious to be shamed in such a way.
		A bloody war ensues, in which Efnisien dies after sacrificing himself by stretching his body to break the cauldron into little pieces, thus breaking his heart.
	www.s4c.co.uk /mabinogi/e_efnisien.shtml (185 words)

	Branwen ferch Lyr: The Second Branch of the Mabinogi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Efnisien came in ahead of the host of the Isle of the Mighty, casting fierce, ruthless glances around the house.
		Hall suggests that Efnisien fits the character type of the ‘Óđinn hero’ of the Germanic tradition: being preoccupied with the deliberate perpetuation of war and strife as an end in itself, rejecting the Christian moral code in favour of an older, tribal warrior ethos.
		The degrading ‘penance’ of Rhiannon (p####), Efnisien’s mutilation of the Irish horses and Branwen’s daily beating at the hands of the blood-stained butcher all recall the primitive roots of the pagan cult involved (p ####).
	www.mabinogi.net /branwen.htm (11396 words)

	Welsh mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the second branch, Branwen, sister of Bendigeidfran (aka Bran the Blessed), king of Britain, is given in marriage to Matholwch, king of Ireland.
		Branwen's half-brother Efnisien insults Matholwch by mutilating his horses, but Bendigeidfran gives him new horses and treasure, including a magical cauldron which can restore the dead to life, in compensation.
		Seeing that the Irish are using the cauldron to revive their dead, Efnisien hides among the corpses and destroys the cauldron, although the effort costs him his life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Welsh_mythology (1694 words)

	Dragonfall - Welsh Celtic Rock Band - Stories Behind The Songs
		She also had two half brothers, Nisien, who was the epitome of everything good and Efnisien who was the exact opposite.
		Efnisien returned in the middle of the celebrations and was so incensed that they had not waited to get his permission that he mutilated the Irish horses - the ultimate insult in Celtic society.
		After a while, though, some of Matholwch’s advisors kept reminding him of the insult given by Efnisien and eventually he was persuaded to banish Branwen to the kitchens where she was beaten each day by the cook.
	home.btconnect.com /robdavies/songstor.htm (1665 words)

	Lady Airiel's Sanctuary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Manawydan: Manawydan ap Llyr, son of Llyr and Penarddun and brother of Branwen and half brother of Nisien and Efnisien.
		But Efnisien, scensing Irish treachery, cast them into the fire, and then cast Gwern himself in (avoiding the geas against shedding kinsmen's blood thereby).
		Nisien and Efnisien: Nisien and Efnisien, sons of Penarddun by Eurosswydd, who had captured her husband Llyr and held him hostage until she slept with him.
	celticflower.tripod.com /deities.html (11241 words)

	Gods - B
		According to legend, England could never be invaded as long as Bran's head, facing south and buried in a hill near London, was left alone.
		Matholwch of Ireland sued for her hand, and gave horses to Bran.
		Efnisien mutilated the horses, nearly precipitating warfare, but Matholwch was appeased by the gift of a cauldron that could resurrect the dead.
	www.gallica.co.uk /celts/gods-b.htm (1536 words)

	Lugodoc's Guide to Celtic Mythology: The Mabinogian
		The two hosts met at Aberffraw and Matholwch and Branwen were wed, but the next day Efnisien mutilated Matholwch's horses out of spite and Matholwch left in a huff.
		The Irish then built a special house to contain the enormous Bendigeidfran, and hid 200 men in bags hanging from its pillars, but Efnisien casually crushed their skulls through the hides.
		When he saw naked Irishmen throwing their dead comrades into the cauldron to revive them he hid amongst the enemies' bodies, and when he was mistakenly thrown in he burst it from within, and his heart also.
	www.celtic.org /Lugodoc/welsh-1.html (2368 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Chestnut Soldier (The Snow Spider, Book 3): Books: Jenny Nimmo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the first book, young Gwyn Griffiths was given responsibility for guarding a tiny chestnut-wood horse that contained the restless, angry spirit of Efnisien, the mad dark prince of the old tale.
		Gwyn is careless with the horse, and the prince's negative energy is inadvertently released.
		Major Evan Llr comes to the small Welsh village to recover from an apparently invisible wound--not his first; long ago, his brother died in a fall from a tree, and those who knew gentle Evan were mystified by his seeming to acquire his more popular but angry brother's personality.
	www.amazon.ca /Chestnut-Soldier-Snow-Spider-Book/dp/1405211407 (660 words)

	Otherworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Branwen is the sister of Bendigeidfran and Dan and Efnisien's half sister.
		However, he doesn't consult the malevolent Efnisien, who has been a constant thorn in their sides, and Efnisien seeks to satisfy his honour by destroying Matholwch's best horses.
		Bendigeidfran atones for Efnisien's reckless deeds, and Matholwch and Branwen leave Wales on good terms.
	www.s4c.co.uk /otherworld/e_branwen.shtml (186 words)

	Baby names - EFNISIEN
		EFNISIEN does not currently rank in the top 1000 names.
		See the popularity of the baby name Efnisien in the U.S. Other countries: The name EFNISIEN also used in other countries.
		See the popularity of the baby name Efnisien in other countries.
	www.yeahbaby.com /baby-name.php?name=Efnisien (141 words)

	T4C Bible - The Definitive T4C Resource Site
		Efnisien mentionne également que vous devez parler avec Olin Haad et si vous voulez que ce dernier vous porte attention, donnez à ses gardes une raclée ou deux!
		Il vous dira également que vous devez aller voir Efnisien.
		Allez voir Efnisien et dites-lui "Service", "Entrance" et il vous dira que l’entrée est située dans la pièce située derrière la porte verrouillée (servez-vous des escaliers de cette pièce).
	www.t4cbible.com /index.php?page=questsaddonfr (6197 words)

	Stories / Suzannah Rowntree / 'The Heirloom Part Two' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Lady Matrona is dying, Efnisien has just lost a battle, and worse still, the Sword.
		A barbarian has it, Efnisien he is head and shoulders taller than any other man, and he sits on a wain at the head of an army!...” She blinked and the picture was gone, and Efnisien was gripping her arm like a vice.
		Efnisien raised her hand and brushed his lips against it.
	elfwood.lysator.liu.se /libr/b/r/bradamante2/doc3.htm.html (1072 words)

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	www.phd-dissertations.com /topic/efnisien_dissertation_thesis.html (776 words)

	Caer Australis - Drunemeton: Gwern in the Fire
		And as soon as they were seated there was concord between them, and the kingship conferred upon the boy, Gwern son of Matholwch king of the Island of Ireland by Branwen daughter of Llyr, sister of Bendigeidfran son of Llyr, king of the Island of the Mighty.
		And Efnisien arose and took up the boy by the feet and made no delay, nor did a man in the house lay hold on him before he thrust the boy headlong into the blazing fire.
		And when Branwen saw her son burning in the fire, she made as if to leap into the fire from the place she was sitting between her two brothers.
	caeraustralis.com.au /gwern.htm (921 words)

	Color Erotica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cadalan twins Arianhrod and Efnisien are enjoying a lazy day on the riverbank when they see the ships approaching.
		They are not alarmed at the coming of the Arbortanum traders, but the day soon turns into a nightmare as their village is plundered and Efnisien is taken captive.
		Her assailants are preparing to take her by force when she is saved by a magical wind.
	www.fallenangelreviews.com /April2005/Michelle-ColorErotica.htm (303 words)

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