Nissyen

Nissyen [ nisjen ] also Nisien , Nissien ( Cymric : "The Peaceful"), is the "light" brother of the "dark" Efnisien in Welsh mythology . His father is Euroswydd, his mother Penarddun , his half-siblings are Bran the Blessed , Branwen and Manawydan .

mythology

In the second branch of Mabinogi , in the story Branwen ferch Llŷr ("Branwen, the daughter of Llŷr"), Nissyen is described as extremely peace-loving. He is always trying to diplomatically put his hot-headed brother's freak in order.

And one of those two young people was a fine young man. He used to make peace between two parties when the anger was greatest. That was Nisien.

When he arrives in Ireland , where the Welsh are traveling to help Branwen, he wants to bring about peace. He warmly greets Gwern , the son of Branwen and Matholwch , as his nephew, in contrast to Efnisien, who then even murders the boy. Nissyen is among the seven survivors who return to Wales with Bran's head.

literature

• Bernhard Maier : The legend book of the Welsh Celts. The four branches of the Mabinogi . Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag Munich, 1999, ISBN 3-423-12628-0 .
• Ifor Williams: Pedeir No y Mabinogi allan o Lyfr Gwyn Rhydderch. , Caerdydd 1951, translated by Martin Buber : The four branches of Mabinogi. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 886, Frankfurt / M. 1966.

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bernhard Maier: The legend book of the Welsh Celts. The four branches of the Mabinogi . P. 36.
2. ↑ I. Williams : Pedeir No y Mabinogi allan o Lyfr Gwyn Rhydderch. , Caerdydd 1951, translated by Martin Buber : The four branches of Mabinogi. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 886, Frankfurt / M. 1966.
3. ↑ Bernhard Maier: The legend book of the Welsh Celts. The four branches of the Mabinogi . P. 36 ff.