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Gwern (meaning "Alder") is a
minor figure in
Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen,
sister to the king of Britain...
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Ireland to reign. Once in Matholwch's kingdom,
Branwen gives birth to a son,
Gwern, but Efnysien's
insult continues to
rankle among the Irish, and eventually...
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Mynydd Llwyn-
gwern or
Mynydd Llwyngwern is a
mountain in
southern Snowdonia, Wales. It lies
above the Afon
Dulas to the west and the Nant
Ffrydlan to...
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subsequent feast to
celebrate Gwern's investiture as King of Ireland, Efnysien, in an
unprovoked moment of rage,
throws his
nephew Gwern into the fire. This causes...
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Gwern-y-steeple is a
hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies
north of the A48 road and north-west St.
Nicholas (to
which it is
linked by Chapel...
- Guer (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁ]; Breton:
Gwern-Porc'hoed) is a
commune in the
Morbihan department in
Brittany in north-western France. It is located...
- po****tion at the 2011
census was 874. The
community includes the
hamlet of
Gwern-y-Steeple. As its name suggests, the
local parish church, now in heavily...
- upon its posting. However,
opinions diverged on
LessWrong itself – user
Gwern stated "Only a few
LWers seem to take the
basilisk very seriously", and...
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builds a
house big
enough for him.
Matholwch agrees to give the
kingdom to
Gwern, his son by Branwen. The
Irish lords do not like the idea, so they hide...
- and the
origin is just the
Celtic word *uerno,
alder tree (Breton
gwern,
Welsh gwern,
Irish fern,
modern French verne). The
village gave its name to a...
