GWYNN

1. Gwynn
   'White'
   
   Originally a Celtic deity, probably of the otherworld, who appears as one of Arthur’s warriors in Culhwch and Olwen. Even in Culhwch, however, he is a supernatural character, vested with the powers of the demons of Annwn (the Celtic otherworld), of which he is sometimes presented as king. He loved a lady named Creiddylad, and he became enraged when he learned that another warrior named Gwythyr had kidnapped her from the home of her father, Lludd Silver Hand. Gwynn rescued Creiddylad from Gwythyr’s fortress and took her to his own home. Gwythyr raised an army to oppose Gwynn. Eventually, Arthur intervened and returned Criddylad to her father. Thereafter, Gwynn and Gwythyr were destined to fight every May Day until Judgment Day.
   
   Gwynn is named as the son of Nudd (originally Nodens, another god), and the brother of Edern (Yder) and Owain (Yvain). In folklore, he is said to haunt Glastonbury Tor.
   
   
   
2. Gwynn
   
   An Arthurian warrior who was the son of Esni.
   
   
   
3. Gwynn
   
   Son of Nwyfre, brother of Fflam, and one of Arthur's warriors.
   
   
   
4. Gwynn
   
   Son of Ermid, brother of Cyndrwyn, and one of Arthur's warriors.
   
   
   
5. Gwynn
   
   An Arthurian warrior who was the son of Tringad. He was killed at the battle of Pelunyawg by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
   
   
   
6. Gwynn ap Nudd
   Gwyn ap Nudd
   
   The son of Nudd, Lord of the Dead of the Underworld (rather than of the Otherworld) and Master of the Wild Hunt. Some sources name his father as Llud Llaw Ereint, in which case he is to be considered as the Welsh equivalent of the Irish Fionn mac Cumhaill.
   
   In later tradition he was said to have resided beneath Glastonbury Tor, which acted as a portal to his realm. He was also said to have fought Gwythr, son of Greidawl, for the maiden Creiddylad, a contest that was ruled should take place every May Day until Doomsday, when the winner would claim the hand of the maiden. The Arthurian cycle adds to the stories of Gwynn ap Nudd, saying that it was Arthur who made the judgement regarding the contest over Creiddylad and that it was also Arthur who made Gwynn ap Nudd Lord of the Dead, ruler over the demons of Annwfn, though this combines the Otherworld and the Underworld in an entirely non-Celtic union.
   
   Yet another story says that he was defeated by Saint Tollen on Glastonbury Tor, though this fabrication undoubtedly owes its origins to the thought that Glastonbury Tor was a supernatural portal to the Underworld.
   
   
   
7. Gwynn Dun Mane
   
   A horse belonging to the warrior Gweddw. As one of his tasks, Culhwch had to get this horse for the huntsman Mabon to ride while hunting Twrch Trwyth. Arthur obtained the horse on the behalf of Culhwch.
   
   
   
8. Gwyn Gohoyw
   Gwyn Gloyw, Gwynn
   
   Euphemistically referred to as the 'Great', the father of Cigfa, who became the wife of the heroic Pryderi.
   
   
   
9. Gwynn Hên
   
   Father of Heilyn.
   
   
   
10. Gwynn Irascible
    
    Arthur’s steward of Devon and Cornwall. He had a hand in planning the battle of Camlann.