A Brief History of Arawn

The meaning of Arawn (name Arawn) is the lord, king of Annwn. Annwn refers to a world of eternal youth and delights where food is ever abundant, and there are no diseases either. Arawn holds the ownership a magical cauldron that has rejuvenating powers which would not boil any cowards food. Arawn is also a god of war and revenge, smithing, as well as the god of the wild hunt. Arawn rides in hounds of Annwn (a white, red-eared hounds Cwn Annwn). He rides through the skies of Winter, Autumn, and early Spring especially at Samhain (Calan Gaef) and Beltane (Calan Mai). The hound quarry is the souls of the damned being chased back to Annwn. The popularity of Arawn is vast and has a great foundation.

Arawn has no reason to venture into the world of the living. He home is based on an island far out at sea where no living soul can find it. This is because only the dead can be able to travel to this place. Arawn usually comes to a visit to the world only after the resurrection of a soul that he can rather keep. Many other gods will celebrate the resurrection, but Arawn never leaves it at that. He has power over death and life among the tribes. At one point, Arawn and Mabinogi had a rivalry after Mabinogi sets his hound on a stag without the consent that Arawn was hunting the same animal.

Popularity

Arawn was not in the top 100 baby boys’ names in Wales in 2017.

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