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Twrch Trwyth (Welsh pronunciation: [tuːɾχ tɾʊɨθ]; also Welsh: Trwyd), is a
fabulous wild boar from the
Legend of King Arthur, of
which a
richly elaborate...
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sometimes actual history. The
fight against the
terrible boar
Twrch Trwyth certainly has
antecedents in
Celtic tradition,
namely Arthur's boar-hunt...
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after Gallic mythological figures.
Celtic mythology Triple deities Twrch Trwyth The
Latin alphabet did not
distinguish between U and V.
Green 1992 pp. 93-94...
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twrch in
Welsh denotes "wild boar, hog, mole". So
Twrch Trwyth means "the boar
Trwyth". Its
Irish cognate may be Triath, King of the
Swine (Old Irish:...
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completes a
number of
impossible tasks (anoethau),
including hunting the
Twrch Trwyth and
recovering the
exalted prisoner,
Mabon son of Modron, the only man able...
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Twrch Trwyth. As it is
impossible to hunt the boar
without Gwyn's aid, he is
called upon to join
Arthur and his
retinue against Twrch Trwyth. During...
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completes a
number of
impossible tasks (anoethau),
including hunting the
Twrch Trwyth and
recovering the
exalted prisoner Mabon ap Modron. Cai is a prominent...
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takes part in the
hunting of the
monstrous boar
Twrch Trwyth with Arthur's dog
Cavall at his side. The tale ends with the completion...
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Tells of an
invasion of
Ireland and
Britain by the
Vandal army of
Twrch Trwyth, the
Black Boar, and a
subsequent plague that
sweeps across Britain, threatening...
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complete a
number of
impossible tasks (anoethau),
including hunting the
Twrch Trwyth and
recovering the
exalted prisoner Mabon ap Modron.
Culhwch accepts the...
