Llawfrodedd Farchog
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Llawfrodedd Farfog or Llawfrodedd Farchog (Middle Welsh) is a hero of Welsh
tradition. The meaning of the personal name Llawfrodedd is uncertain, the epithets Farfog (barfog) and Farchog (marchog) mean "beared" and "horseman" respectively.
He is mentioned in Trioedd Ynys Prydein as the owner of one of the Three Prominent Cows of the Island of Britain, i.e. Cornillo ('little horn' perhaps). "The knife of Llawfrodedd, which would serve for twenty-four to eat at table" is named as one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain
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Llawfrodedd is a hero of Arthur
's court in the tales of Culhwch and Olwen
and Breuddwyd Rhonabwy. Several examples of the word 'Llawfrodedd' are found in the work of the medieval Gogynfeirdd poets, but it is not clear if it occurs as a proper name.
The evidence suggests that Llawfrodedd may have been one of 'Men of the North
', but this can not be proven.
Wales
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tradition. The meaning of the personal name Llawfrodedd is uncertain, the epithets Farfog (barfog) and Farchog (marchog) mean "beared" and "horseman" respectively.
He is mentioned in Trioedd Ynys Prydein as the owner of one of the Three Prominent Cows of the Island of Britain, i.e. Cornillo ('little horn' perhaps). "The knife of Llawfrodedd, which would serve for twenty-four to eat at table" is named as one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain
Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain
The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain are a series of items in late medieval Welsh tradition. Lists of the items appear in texts dating to the 15th and 16th centuries...
.
Llawfrodedd is a hero of Arthur
Arthur
Arthur is a common masculine given name. Its etymology is disputed, but its popularity derives from its being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur....
's court in the tales of Culhwch and Olwen
Culhwch and Olwen
Culhwch and Olwen is a Welsh tale about a hero connected with Arthur and his warriors that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. 1400, and a fragmented version in the White Book of Rhydderch, ca. 1325. It is the longest of the surviving Welsh prose...
and Breuddwyd Rhonabwy. Several examples of the word 'Llawfrodedd' are found in the work of the medieval Gogynfeirdd poets, but it is not clear if it occurs as a proper name.
The evidence suggests that Llawfrodedd may have been one of 'Men of the North
Hen Ogledd
Yr Hen Ogledd is a Welsh term used by scholars to refer to those parts of what is now northern England and southern Scotland in the years between 500 and the Viking invasions of c. 800, with particular interest in the Brythonic-speaking peoples who lived there.The term is derived from heroic...
', but this can not be proven.