Culhwch and Olwen

Culhwch ac Olwen
"Culhwch and Olwen"
The opening lines of Culhwch and Olwen, from the Red Book of Hergest
Kilydd mab Kelydon Wledig a fynnei wraig kyn mwyt ac ef. Sef gwraig a vynna oedd Goleudyd merch Anlawd Wledig.
Author(s)Anonymous
LanguageMiddle Welsh
Datec. 11th–12th century
SeriesThe Mabinogion
Manuscript(s)White Book of Rhydderch
Red Book of Hergest
Verse formProse
TextCulhwch ac Olwen at Wikisource

Culhwch and Olwen (Welsh: Culhwch ac Olwen) is a Welsh tale that survives in only two manuscripts about a hero connected with Arthur and his warriors: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, c. 1400, and a fragmented version in the White Book of Rhydderch, c. 1325. It is the longest of the surviving Welsh prose tales. Lady Charlotte Guest included this tale among those she collected under the title The Mabinogion.