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Annwn

land of joy and beauty without disease or death. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion]
See: Wonderland
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In the story of Pwyll he is identified as Annwn, King of the Celtic Hades.
The construction of gender: knights and fairies or animus and anima in the Arthurian legends
Sources of information include the writings of the historian Gildas (c540), a poem entitled Gododin (c600), the work of the historian Nennius (c800), the Annales Cambriae (c955), The Spoils of Annwn (10th century), and the very important Mabinogion, a collection of tales that includes Kulhwch and Olwen, perhaps the earliest, full - fledged Arthurian romance.
Arthurian legend
His first collection, O Annwn i Geltia (Barddas) won the Wales Book of the Year Welsh-language poetry category in 2013.
Titles in the running for 2017's Wales Book of the Year award; The shortlist of books in the running for the 2017 Wales Book of the Year award has been revealed. Arts editor Karen Price takes a look at the authors and titles in the running for the prestigious prizes
Roedd yna gred fod anifeiliaid oedd a'r gallu i groesi rhwng y byd hwn ac Annwn yn wyn neu'n llwyd.
Mae'r defnydd o benglog ceffyl ar gyfer y Fari Lwyd yn ddirgelwch i mi; BYD NATUR
Un damcaniaeth yw eu bod wedi eu codi i rwystro llongau-ofod Annwn rhag glanio yno.
Crwydro Llydaw
He unites the two warring kingdoms of Annwn and is renowned for capturing the heart of the beautiful Rhiannon.
BLAZING SADDLE!; How actress suffered to push Wales overseas
His first volume of poetry, O Annwn i Geltia, won the poetry category at the Book of the Year Awards in 2013 and he has just published a new volume of poems, Bylchau.
Poems about war, terrorism and refugee crisis win the chair
Aneirin Karadog / Eurig Salisbury - St David's Hall, Cardiff, April 12 at 3pm The Children's Poet Laureate of Wales (Bardd Plant Cymru) Aneirin Karadog's first collection of poetry, O Annwn i Geltia (Barddas) was shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year in 2013, and the multilingual and multitalented Aneirin is known to TV viewers and music fans.
A riveting good read; Chapter Two of the Cardiff Children's Literature Festival launches next week following last year's highly successful first instalment. David Owens takes a look at a selection of the authors to watch at this years' festival
Barddoniaeth: Trydar Mewn Trawiadau, Llion Jones; O Annwn i Geltia, Aneirin Karadog a Parlwr Bach, Eigra Lewis Roberts.
Pwy aiff a gwobr Llyfr y Flwyddyn?
Earlier this year Catrin released album Annwn, with her own electro-modern arrangements of traditional Welsh music, and she will be performing tracks at her latest shows.
Home is where the harp is; Catrin Finch takes a break
The other category winners were performance poet Aneirin Karadog for his first collection O Annwn i Geltia (poetry) and Manon Steffan Ros for her novel, Blasu (fiction).
'This is a collection of poems that remains truly accessible while not compromising on quality' POET RHIAN WINS PS6,000 WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013 PRIZE

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