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The Sindarin word for 'king', aran is also similar to Arawn, the king of Annwn. The Anglo-Welsh author, poet, critic and playwright, David Jones Annwn (born 1953) adopted the name Annwn in 1975 in the same spirit that his great-uncle, the Welsh bard Henry Lloyd (ap Hefin) , had adopted the name Ap Hefin ("Son of the Summer Solstice").
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Gwyn ap Nudd is intimately associated with Glastonbury Tor.. Gwyn ap Nudd (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡwɨn ap ˈnɨːð], sometimes found with the antiquated spelling Gwynn ap Nudd) is a Welsh mythological figure, the king of the Tylwyth Teg or "fair folk" and ruler of the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn, and whose name means “Gwyn, son of Nudd”.
Pwyll Pen Annwn (pronounced) is a prominent figure in Welsh mythology and literature, the lord of Dyfed, husband of Rhiannon and father of the hero Pryderi. With a name meaning "wisdom", he is the eponymous hero of Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed , the first branch of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi , and also appears briefly as a member of Arthur's ...
In Welsh folklore, the Cŵn Annwn or "Hounds of Annwn" ride through the skies in autumn, winter, and early spring. The baying of the hounds was identified with the crying of wild geese as they migrate and the quarry of the hounds as wandering spirits, being chased to Annwn. However, Arawn himself is not referred to in these traditions.
Anwen is a Welsh feminine name. Notable bearers of the name are: Anwen Williams, fictional character in the BBC series Torchwood (daughter of Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams) Anwen Keeling (born 1976), Australian painter; Anwen Muston, British Labour Party politician; It is not a very common first name, though neither is it rare.
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