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The Mabinogion by Anonymous
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and there Banw and Bennwig were killed. Of all his pigs there went
with him alive from that place none save Grugyn Gwallt Ereint and
Llwydawg Govynnyad.

Thence he went on to Llwch Ewin, and Arthur overtook him there, and
he made a stand. And there he slew Echel Forddwytwll, and Garwyli
the son of Gwyddawg Gwyr, and many men and dogs likewise. And thence
they went to Llwch Tawy. Grugyn Gwrych Ereint parted from them
there, and went to Din Tywi. And thence he proceeded to Ceredigiawn,
and Eli and Trachmyr with him, and a multitude likewise. Then he
came to Garth Gregyn, and there Llwydawg Govynnyad fought in the
midst of them, and slew Rhudvyw Rhys and many others with him. Then
Llwydawg went thence to Ystrad Yw, and there the men of Armorica met
him, and there he slew Hirpeissawg the king of Armorica, and
Llygatrudd Emys, and Gwrbothu, Arthur's uncles, his mother's
brothers, and there was he himself slain.

Twrch Trwyth went from there to between Tawy and Euyas, and Arthur
summoned all Cornwall and Devon unto him, to the estuary of the
Severn, and he said to the warriors of this Island, "Twrch Trwyth has
slain many of my men, but, by the valour of warriors, while I live he
shall not go into Cornwall. And I will not follow him any longer,
but I will oppose him life to life. Do ye as ye will." And he
resolved that he would send a body of knights, with the dogs of the
Island, as far as Euyas, who should return thence to the Severn, and
that tried warriors should traverse the Island, and force him into
the Severn. And Mabon the son of Modron came up with him at the
Severn, upon Gwynn Mygdwn, the horse of Gweddw, and Goreu the son of
Custennin, and Menw the son of Teirgwaedd; this was betwixt Llyn
Lliwan and Aber Gwy. And Arthur fell upon him together with the
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