Gwyn ap Nudd
Gwyn ap Nudd is a fairy king. He leads the Gwragedd Annwn from the lower world to the upper world, where regular human beings dwell.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Welsh folklore.
Relationships
- allied with
- Gwragedd Annwn
- serves
- Dormarch
- served by
- Cŵn Annwn
- child of
- Nudd
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“They appear to be the only type of fairy capable of crossing from the lower world, led by the fairy king Gwyn ap Nudd, to the upper world, where regular human beings dwell.”
#6506 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Dialogue of Gwyn ap Nudd and Gwyddno Garanhir is found in the Black Book of Carmarthen describing how Gwyn ap Nudd meets Gwyddno, king of Cantre'r Gwaelod and converses with the king, boasting of his battlefield prowess and describing his role with the Wild Hunt, gathering the souls of fallen British warriors”
#7842 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Welsh Folklore, Gwyn ap Nudd is the escort of the grave, the personification of Death and Winter who leads the Wild Hunt to collect wayward souls and escort them to the Otherworld”
#14512 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Gwyn ap Nudd is the escort of the grave, the personification of Death and Winter who leads the Wild Hunt to collect wayward souls and escort them to the Otherworld”
#39966 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5