Gwyn ap Nudd

Otherworld hunter-king and leader of the Wild Hunt, set to contain the demons of Annwn.

Domains

• otherworld wild hunt
• the hunt
• death and the dead

Powers

• Restrain the otherworld's demons by God's will
• leads the Wild Hunt, riding with the Cwn Annwn to gather the souls of the dead
• is set by God to restrain the demons of Annwn lest they destroy the present race

Epithets

• Gwyn ap Nudd welsh · folkGwyn (the white/blessed) son of Nudd; huntsman-king of AnnwnCulhwch ac Olwen (primary); Ymddiddan Gwyn ap Nudd a Gwyddno Garanhir (Black Book of Carmarthen) (primary)
• Gwyn Welsh · Gwyn · namethe White / the Fair (the bright one)Rhys, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, 1901 (secondary)
• Brenin y Tylwyth Teg Welsh · Brenin y Tylwyth Teg · titleKing of the Fair FolkRhys, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, 1901 (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Culhwch ac Olwen; Buchedd Collen; Trioedd Ynys Prydein (primary)