Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed

Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed
"Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed"
The opening few lines of the Mabinogi, from the Red Book of Hergest, scanned by the Bodleian Library
Author(s)	Unknown, generally believed to be a scribe from Dyfed.[1]
Language	Middle Welsh
Date	Earliest manuscript dates to 14th century; tale believed to be much older.
Genre	Welsh mythology
Subject	First branch of the Mabinogi. The reign of Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and the birth of Pryderi.
Setting	Kingdom of Dyfed, Annwn
Personages	Pwyll, Rhiannon, Pryderi, Arawn, Teyrnon, Gwawl, Hyfaidd Hen

Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed, "Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed," is a legendary tale from medieval Welsh literature and the first of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. It tells of the friendship between Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, and Arawn, lord of Annwn (the Otherworld), of the courting and marriage of Pwyll and Rhiannon and of the birth and disappearance of Pryderi. This branch introduces a number of storylines that reappear in later tales, including the alliance between Dyfed and Annwn, and the enmity between Pwyll and Gwawl. Along with the other branches, the tale can be found in the medieval Red Book of Hergest and White Book of Rhydderch.