Llacheu

Llacheu [ 'ɬaxei ] is a son of King Arthur in Welsh mythology .

mythology

In the humorous story Breuddwyd Rhonabwy ("Rhonabwy's Dream") Llacheu is the son of King Arthur and takes part in the deliberations and battles. In the poem Pa ŵr yw'r porthor? (“Who is the gatekeeper?”) Arthur tells how he fights shoulder to shoulder with knight Cei fab Cynyr .

The beautiful Kei and Llacheu the pain of blue spear shafts in front of them they fought battles on the ridge of Ystawingun [...]

He is also mentioned by various poets in some other poems and stories from the 12th to 14th centuries. Here he is at the side of his father a constant example of heroism and nobleness. The poem Ymddiddan Gwayddno Garanhir ac Gwyn fab Nudd ("Conversation between Gwyddno Garanhir and Gwyn fab Nudd ") tells of Llacheu's death in battle. This poem is preserved in the Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin ("The Black Book of Carmarthen"). In the later Arthurian saga, it hardly plays a role anymore.

Llacheu is mentioned in the Trioedd Ynys Prydein ("Triads of the Isle of Britain") as one of "the three gifted" and "the three fearless of the island of Britain".

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Myths and legends from Wales and Britain

literature

• Helmut Birkhan : Post-ancient Celtic reception. Praesens Verlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-7069-0541-1 .
• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 210.
• David Hughes: The British Chronicles. Heritage Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7884-4490-6 , Volume 1, p. 189. (books.google.at)
• Lady Charlotte Schreiber: The Mabinogion: From the Llyfr Coch O Hergest, and Other Ancient Welsh Manuscripts, Longmans, 1849, Volume 2, pp. 416 f. (books.google.at)

Web links

• King Arthur's Children on Wikipedia.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Nachantike Keltenrezeption. 2009, p. 118.