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	Matholwch - Wicipedia
		Mae Bendigeidfran yn cydsynio ond mae gweithred ysgeler Efnysien yn difetha meirch Matholwch ac felly'n ei sarhau a dwyn gwarth ar Fendigeidfran yn ei ddigio ac mae'n hwylio yn ôl i Iwerddon.
		Er mwyn cymodi â Matholwch mae Bendigeidfran yn anfon dau anrheg arbennig iddo, sef y Pair Dadeni a meirch newydd.
		Mae Matholwch yn ceisio cymodi ac yn cynnig ymddeol a gosod Gwern, nai Bendigeidfran, yn ei le.
	cy.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matholwch (514 words)

	Matholwch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Matholwch King of Ireland is a character in the second of the Four branches of the Mabinogion, the tale of Branwen ferch Llyr.
		Bran agrees to this, and a feast is held to clebrate the betrothal.
		Matholwch was deeply offended, but was conciliated by Bran who gave him a magical cauldron which could bring the dead to life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matholwch (337 words)

	Branwen
		Branwen ("white raven") a daughter of Llyr and Penarddun, and sister of Bran, and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
		Matholwch of Ireland sued for her hand, and gave horses to Bran.
		Matholwch was terrified at the sight of a forest approaching Ireland across the sea: no one could make it out, until he called for Branwen, who explained it as Bran's navy, and Bran himself wading through the water.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/b/branwen.html (322 words)

	Matholwch: a Cymric God, also known as Mallolwch, Matholwch Wyddel (Steed)
		Matholwch figures as one of the main characters in the Mabinogi of Branwen ferch Llŷr where he is the antagonist to Brân's protagonist.
		Matholwch relates the tale of Llasar and his wife, saying: one day when he was hunting in Ireland he came to the head of a lake known as the Lake of the Cauldron.
		Matholwch asks them whence they are journeying and the man tells him that they journey because at the end of every six weeks his wife gives birth to a fully-armed warrior.
	www.celtnet.org.uk /gods_m/matholwch.html (761 words)

	Matholwch - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Matholwch courted Branwen, giving her brother Bran horses to curry favor with him.
		Efnisien, a half-brother of Branwen and Bran, mutilated the horses; Matholwch was irate until Bran gave him a cauldron which restored the dead to life.
		Matholwch agreed to let Bran live with them and give the kingdom to Gwern, his son by Branwen.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Matholwch (224 words)

	Branwen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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).
		Matholwch, fearing war, tried to conciliate Bran and built a house big enough for him to fit into in order to do him honour.
		Matholwch agreed to give the kingdom to Gwern, his son by Branwen, to pacify Bran.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Branwen (559 words)

	Matholwch -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Matholwch was an (The Celtic language of Ireland) Irish lord in (Click link for more info and facts about Welsh mythology) Welsh mythology.
		Matholwch courted (Click link for more info and facts about Branwen) Branwen, giving her brother (Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains) Bran horses to curry favor with him.
		Matholwch agreed to let Bran live with them and give the kingdom to (Click link for more info and facts about Gwern) Gwern, his son by Branwen.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/matholwch.htm (303 words)

	Annwyn.Com: The Cabin - The Fireplace -- Dial Bendigeidfran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Matholwch's foster-brothers and blood relations who had not been in Wales demanded that Branwen must atone for the insult and the mutilation of the royal horses.
		Matholwch, being only a man even if he was a king, asked his wife for the answer to this mystery.
		Matholwch was so terrified that he sent messengers seeking peace, and offered the throne of Ireland to Gwern, son of Branwen and sister-son of Bran, for in that land the power descended through the female line.
	www.annwyn.info /cabin/bran.html (1835 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Matholwch, King of Ireland, is a character in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, the tale of Branwen ferch LlÅ·r.
		Bran agrees to this, and a feast is held to clebrate the betrothal.
		Matholwch was deeply offended, but was conciliated by Bran who gave him a magical cauldron which could bring the dead to life.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Matholwch (326 words)

	Matholwch - Definition, explanation
		Matholwch courted Branwen, giving her brother Bran horses to curry favor with him.
		Efnisien, a half-brother of Branwen and Bran, mutilated the horses; Matholwch was irate until Bran gave him a cauldron which restored the dead to life.
		Matholwch agreed to let Bran live with them and give the kingdom to Gwern, his son by Branwen.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/matholwch.php (215 words)

	Manawydan
		Manawydan was a scholar, a magician, and a 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.
		Matholwch was terrified at the sight of a forest approaching Ireland across the sea: Bran's navy, and Bran himself wading through the water.
		He sued for peace, they built a house big enough for Bran, and Matholwch agreed to settle the kingdom on Gwern, his son by Branwen.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/m/manawydan.html (371 words)

	Branwen
		Matholwch of Ireland sued for her hand in marriage to create an alliance between Ireland and Wales.
		Matholwch considered this a grave insult and commanded his men to return to their ships in order to return to Ireland.
		Matholwch told him that they were just sacks of flour but he wanted to inspect them.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/goddessbranwen.html (652 words)

	Otherworld Fantasies
		Matholwch [Mallolwch] married Bran’s sister Branwen and as a result of an insult from one of Bran’s half brothers, Matholwch sent Branwen to work in his kitchens.
		She gave Matholwch a son, Gwern but the Irish complained that the gifts Bran had given were not enough to redress the insult from Evnissyen.
		When his half-sister Branwen was given to Matholwch, he took it as an insult that he was not consulted and mutilated the horses Bran had given to the Irish king.
	otherworldfantasies.com /myth/welsh_people.htm (2011 words)

	Gods - B
		Matholwch was terrified at the sight of a forest approaching Ireland across the sea: Bran's navy, and Bran himself wading through the water.
		He sued for peace, they built a house big enough for Bran, and Matholwch agreed to settle the kingdom on Gwern, his son by Branwen.
		After the death of her brother Bran, due to a war caused by Matholwch, Branwen died of a broken heart.
	www.gallica.co.uk /celts/gods-b.htm (1536 words)

	British Druid Order: Mabinogion - Branwen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		And Matholwch and Bendigeid Fran began to discourse; and behold it seemed to Bendigeid Fran, while they talked, that Matholwch was not so cheerful as he had been before.
		And the man tarried until the plates of iron were all of a white heat; and then, by reason of the great heat, the man dashed against the plates with his shoulder and struck them out, and his wife followed him; but except him and his wife none escaped thence.
		And in the meanwhile it chanced that she became pregnant, and in due time a son was born unto her, and the name that they gave him was Gwern the son of Matholwch and, they put the boy out to be foster-nursed, in a place where were the best men of Ireland.
	www.druidorder.demon.co.uk /branwen.htm (5308 words)

	Branwen ferch Lyr - The Second Branch of the Mabinogi
		Matholwch, for his part, thanked him for that and was greatly cheered by it.
		[20] The mutilation of Matholwch’s horses was intended to wreck humiliation on the Irish king, and trigger a cycle of recrimination.
		Matholwch’s position ‘on top of a tumulus’, at the moment of their appearance, also recalls the megalithic background of the Indigenous Underworld.
	www.webmesh.co.uk /branwen.html (11397 words)

	SHRINE TO THE GODDESS BRANWEN - THE BURNING TIMES - Care2.com
		Dougie T. September 03, 2006 5:38 PM Branwen - (white raven) a daughter of Llyr and Penarddun, and sister of Bran, and Manawydan, and half-sister of Nisien and Efnisien.
		History: She is best-known from "The Second Branch of the Mabinogion." Matholwch of Ireland sued for her hand and gave horses to Bran.
		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.
	www.care2.com /c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=10228&pst=506201 (473 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Once 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).
		Matholwch, fearing war, tried to conciliate Bran and built a house big enough for him to fit into in order to do him honour.
		Matholwch agreed to give the kingdom to Gwern, his son by Branwen, to pacify Bran.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Branwen (690 words)

	British Mythology - Branwen Daughter of Llyr
		Matholwch's men reported to him that the horses had been disfigured and injured so that not one of them could ever be of any use again.
		Matholwch and Bendigeid Vran began to talk, but it seemed to Bendigeid Vran, while they talked, that Matholwch was not as cheerful as he had been before.
		And the man waited until the plates of iron were all of a white heat; and then, by reason of the great heat, the man dashed against the plates with his shoulder and struck them out, and his wife followed him; but except him and his wife none escaped the iron house.
	www.ynysprydein.org /myth/branwen_tale.htm (4963 words)

	legends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		King Matholwch did not respond to this offer, Bran desperate to get his brother in law back to the wedding feast now offered his magic cauldron, who could revive the dead, and Matholwch return to the wedding.
		Matholwch ask Branwen what this was, she answered that is the fleet of my brother coming to rescue me and the mountain behind is my brother who walks behind the ships as there is no ship large enough to carry him.
		Matholwch also build a hall big enough to house Bran, but treason was plotted against Bran.
	www.merlintours.co.uk /legends.htm (1210 words)

	The Mabinogion, Bran and Branwen daughter of Llyr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In the lead ship was Matholwch, King of all Ireland, who had come to ask for the hand of Branwen, fair sister of King Bran.
		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.
	www.valleystream.co.uk /bran.htm (1024 words)

	Bran (god) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Efnisien, ahalf-brother of Branwen and Bran, mutilated the horses; Matholwch was irate until Bran gave him a cauldron which restored thedead to life.
		Matholwch agreed to let Bran live with them and give thekingdom to Gwern, his son by Branwen.
		Efnisien threw himself in the cauldron earlier given to Matholwch, which broke; hestayed dead.
	www.therfcc.org /bran-god--55205.html (211 words)

	Branwen ferch Lyr: The Second Branch of the Mabinogi
		Matholwch, for his part, thanked him for that and was greatly cheered by it.
		[20] The mutilation of Matholwch's horses was intended to wreck humiliation on the Irish king, and trigger a cycle of recrimination.
		Matholwch's position 'on top of a tumulus', at the moment of their appearance, also recalls the megalithic background of the Indigenous Underworld.
	www.mabinogi.net /branwen.htm (11370 words)

	The Mabinogion: BRANWEN, THE DAUGHTER OF LLYR, from Mystic Realms
		And they went thence, and towards Aberffraw the hosts proceeded; Matholwch and his host in their ships; BENDIGEID VRAN and his host by land, until they came to Aberffraw.
		And tidings came to BENDIGEID VRAN that Matholwch was quitting the Court without asking leave, and messengers were sent to inquire of him wherefore he did so.
		And Matholwch and BENDIGEID VRAN began to discourse; and behold it seemed to BENDIGEID VRAN, while they talked, that Matholwch was not so cheerful as he had been before.
	www.lundyisleofavalon.co.uk /texts/welsh/branwen.htm (4641 words)

	The Tumulus of Branwen \| ACO MYTHOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		History: She is best-known from "The Second Branch of the Mabinogion." Matholwch of Ireland sued for her hand and gave horses to Bran.
		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.
		Matholwch agreed to settle his kingdom to Gwern.
	www.ancuairt.org /tumulus/branwen.htm (344 words)

	Seeker: Tongues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		He promised Matholwch that he would supply a new horse for every one that had been mutilated, plus a silver staff of his own height and a gold plate the size of his face.
		Mollified, Matholwch accepted the gifts and set sail for Ireland with his bride where, before the year was out, she gave birth to a son which they named Gwern.
		During the feasting, in which Matholwch was forced to agree to abdicate his throne in favor of Gwern, Efnissyen asked if he might be allowed to embrace the child.
	www.seekermagazine.com /v0399/tongues.html (1059 words)

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