Angharad is a popular name in Celtic countries, particularly Wales, having a long association with Celtic royalty, history and myth. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in...

Mythology

Angharad, also sometimes known as Angharad Golden-Hand, is the lover of Peredur in the Welsh myth cycle The Mabinogion. In some versions of the story, Peredur meets her at King Arthur's court at Caerleon. [1] Peredur son of Efrawg is one of the three Welsh Romances associated with the Mabinogion. ... The Mabinogion is a collection of prose stories from medieval Welsh manuscripts. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield is one of the chivalrous mourners at the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I (died 1519), in Innsbruck King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship... Caerleon is a village situated on the river Usk on the northern outskirts of Newport. ...

Literature

Angharad is mentioned peripherally in Lloyd Alexander's series of children's books, The Chronicles of Prydain, in which the Princess Eilonwy is referred to as "Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, Princess of Llyr." Book cover of The High King Lloyd Chudley Alexander (born January 30, 1924) is the author of a number of fantasy books for children and adolescents, as well as several adult novels. ... The Chronicles of Prydain is a five-volume series of childrens fantasy novels by Lloyd Alexander. ... Eilonwy escaping the dungeons Princess Eilonwy is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexanders The Chronicles of Prydain. ... In Celtic mythology, Lir (the sea) was the god of the sea, father of Manannan mac Lir, Bran, Branwen and Manawydan by Penarddun and a son of Danu and Beli. ...

Another Angharad appears in the Welsh Triads as the daughter of King Rhydderch Hael. Hael was one of the Three Generous Men of Britain, and his daughter Angharad Ton Velen ("Tawny Wave") appears as one of the Three Lively Maidens. The Welsh Triads (Welsh, Trioedd Ynys Prydein) is used to describe any of the related Medieval collection of groupings of three that preserve a major portion of Welsh folklore and Welsh literature. ...

History

There have been a number of historical (or semi-historical) Angharads, most notably the daughter of Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd, who married Gruffydd Maelor. Other historical Angharads include: Owain Gwynedd (in English, Owen) (c. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... Gruffydd Maelor was Prince of Powys Fadog. ...

• daughter of Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor and sister to Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran
• daughter of Maredudd ab Owain, mother of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth
• Angharad of Brittany, the wife of Idwal ap Cadwaladr
• wife of Rhodri the Great

Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys Fadog 1191-1236. ... Gruffydd Maelor II, Prince of Powys Fadog 1236 - 1269. ... Maredudd ab Owain (died 999) was a Prince of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth. ... Llywelyn ap Seisyll (died 1023) was a King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth in north-west and south-west Wales. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... Deheubarth was a south-western kingdom or principality of medieval Wales. ... Rhodri the Great a. ...

References

• Mabinogion, p.100