Bendigeidfran
Bendigeidfran in Welsh tradition
Bendigeidfran sails to Ireland with his host and reaches the shore by the rivers Lli and Archan. After Branwen dies, seven men carry his head toward Harlech; they spend eighty years in a joyful feast, unaware of the passing time.
SourceThe Mabinogion (Lady Charlotte Guest translation, 1877): Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr, p. 377· The Mabinogion (Lady Charlotte Guest translation, 1877): Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr, p. 382· The Mabinogion (Lady Charlotte Guest translation, 1877): Branwen, the Daughter of Llyr, p. 383
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Bendigeidfran sails to Ireland with his host and reaches the shore by the rivers Lli and Archan.
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- Branwen and Bendigeidfran's Ireland expedition · on Branwen ferch Llŷr
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