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Hefydd Hen
A Cymric Mabinogi Hero, Hefydd Hen: Bronze the Old
Hefydd Hen is a Cymric (Welsh) hero known from the Mabinogi of Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed where he is Rhiannon's (Pwyll's Intended Wife's) father. The main action of the marriage challenge and ceremony take place in Hefydd's court. |
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Cym: Bronze the Old
In the Mabinogi of Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed Hefydd Hen is Rhiannon's father. It is in his llys (court) that the marriage between Rhiannon and Greidiawl is to be held and where Pwyll eventually tricks Greidawl and gains Rhiannon's hands. In this tale is is Hefydd also who attains the sureties from Greidawl concerning his conduct after his defeat by Pwyll.
Hefydd's name is pobably derived from the Cymric word efydd (bronze) with the epithet hen (the Old). [The stem 'H' is simply a Latinized appendage to 'e' or 'a' Celtic names cf Esus and Hesus.]
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