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n. - (Welsh mythology) the other world.

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  • He forshadows the Grail Quest in "The Spoils of Annwfn".
  • The Four Branches of the Mabinogi: The First Branch is set in Dyfed, an area connected to the magical underworld known as Annwfn.
  • Medieval people knew that world well; in medieval Wales, for instance, it was named clearly: Annwfn, the Inside Place, the In-world.
  • Pwyll Pendevic Dyfed, the hero, undergoes magical trials before emerging as the Head of Annwfn and consort of the Great Queen, before she gives birth to the hero Pryderi.
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