Arawn reigns as king of Annwn, the Welsh Otherworld, ruling over a realm of eternal abundance where his white, red-eared hounds course through the mist between worlds.
Gwyn ap Nudd rules Annwn in later Welsh tradition, leading the Wild Hunt across the skies and gathering the souls of the dead into the Otherworld.
⚠ Arawn rules Annwn in the First Branch of the Mabinogi; later tradition shifts this role to Gwyn ap Nudd, who appears in Culhwch ac Olwen and the Life of St. Collen as lord of Annwn.
Arthur sailed to Annwn with three shiploads of warriors aboard Prydwen to seize the pearl-rimmed cauldron that would not boil the food of a coward. Of all who went, only seven returned.
Pwyll exchanged places with Arawn, king of the Otherworld, and ruled Annwn for a year, defeating Hafgan in single combat.
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