Teyrnon
Teyrnon Twrf Liant ( brython .: Tigernonos , "the great ruler") is the name of a legendary figure from the Mabinogion of Welsh mythology .
mythology
In the story Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed ("Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed"), the first branch of the Mabinogi , Teyrnon Twrf Liant is the ruler of Gwent Is Coed ("Gwent above the forest") and the foster father of Pryderi . When Pwyll's wife Rhiannon finally gives birth to a son, he is kidnapped shortly afterwards. The careless maids put the blame on Rhiannon for fear of punishment, who is therefore condemned to slave service.
Every year on the night of May 1st ( kymr. Nos Calan Mei or nos Calan Haf , corresponds to the Irish Beltane ), the foal of a certain mare disappears in the stable of Teyrnon , which is why when the time comes again, he lies in wait lays. He sees a monster with claws trying to steal the foal and cuts off the beast's arm. As he leaves the stable, he finds a baby that the monster had apparently just put down to steal the foal.
- And by the door, behold, there was a little boy in diapers, wrapped in a silk cloth. He picked up the boy and, behold, the boy was strong for his age. He closed the door and went into the room where his wife was.
He and his wife adopt it as a son and call it Gwri Wallt Euryn ("Gwri with the golden hair"). As Gwri gets bigger, Teyrnon realizes his resemblance to Pwyll, his former liege lord. So he rides with him to Pwyll's farm, where Gwri's true origin is revealed through a cloth embroidered by Rhiannon that was found on him that night. The boy is taken back by his parents, Rhiannons innocence has been proven and she calls Gwri Pryderi ( Cymrian "sorrow, fear") because of the suffering she had to endure .
Teyrnon is honored by Pwyll and enfeoffed with land, but does not want to be rewarded with gold treasures for his deed.
- And he did not part without being offered the finest stones, the best horses and the most magnificent dogs, but he wanted nothing.
In Culhwch ac Olwen ("The Story of Kulhwch and Olwen") Teyrnon is mentioned as a knight of King Arthur . Kulhwch appeals to him and 220 other men , whom he calls upon to help find Olwen .
See also
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celtic stories from the emperor Arthur. Part 2, Lit-Verlag, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7563-6 .
- Bernhard Maier : The legend book of the Welsh Celts. The four branches of the Mabinogi . Dtv Munich, April 1999, ISBN 3-423-12628-0 , p. 29 f.
Web links
- Gwyn Thomas / Kevin Crossley-Holland (transl.): Mabinogion , Y Lolfa, 2006, ISBN 9780862438975, p. 24 ff.
- Richard W. Barber: Myths & legends of the British Isles. Boydell & Brewer, 1999, ISBN 9780851157481, p. 324 f.