Facts about Gwyn ap Nudd

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   Supernatural white hounds with red-tipped ears, known as Cwn Annwn, are associated with Gwyn ap Nudd as his spectral hunting dogs.

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   Welsh tradition identifies Gwyn ap Nudd as a son of Nudd Llaw Ereint, a figure associated with the British god Nodens.

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   The figure of Gwyn ap Nudd became associated with Glastonbury Tor in medieval Welsh tradition, where he was said to reside.

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   A battle between Gwyn ap Nudd and Gwythyr ap Greidawl for the maiden Creiddylad is described in the Welsh tale Culhwch ac Olwen.

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   In Welsh mythology, Gwyn ap Nudd is the ruler of Annwn, the otherworld, and leader of the Wild Hunt.

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