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| Culhwch ac Olwen | |
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| "Culhwch and Olwen" | |
_Culhwch_ac_Olwen.jpg) 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 |
| Language | Middle Welsh |
| Date | c. 11th–12th century |
| Series | The Mabinogion |
| Manuscript(s) | White Book of Rhydderch Red Book of Hergest |
| Verse form | Prose |
| Text | Culhwch 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.