Manawydan
Manawydan fab Llŷr is a figure of Welsh mythology, the son of Llŷr and the brother of Brân the Blessed and Brânwen. The first element in his name is cognate with the stem of the name of the Irish sea god Manannán mac Lir, and likely originated from the same Celtic deity as Manannán. Unlike Manannán, however, no surviving material connects him with the sea in any way except for his patronymic (llŷr is an old Welsh word for sea). Manawydan's most important appearances occur in the Second and Third Branches of the Mabinogi (the later of which is named for him), but he is also referenced frequently in medieval poetry and the Welsh Triads.
The Mabinogi
Second Branch
Manawydan is an important character in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, the Mabinogi of Brânwen, Daughter of Llŷr. In this tale, Manawydan serves as advisor to his brother Brân the Blessed, the King of Britain. He sits beside Brân at the feast celebrating the wedding of their sister Brânwen to Matholwch, king of Ireland, an occasion which is meant to solidify an alliance. When their half-brother Efnisien, upset that he has not been consulted, mutilates Matholwch's horses, Brân sends Manawydan to offer recompense. Later, when word gets back to Britain that Matholwch has been mistreating Brânwen, Manawydan joins Brân's rescue effort.
'Manawydan' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Y Mabinogi (2003)
Actors: Robert Gwyn Davin (actor), Richard Elfyn (actor), Daniel Evans (actor), Ioan Gruffudd (actor), Peter Gruffydd (actor), Aneirin Hughes (actor), Gwyn Vaughan Jones (actor), Anton Lesser (actor), Richard Lynch (actor), Philip Madoc (actor), Paul McGann (actor), Richard Mylan (actor), Jack O'Kelly (actor), Michael Povey (actor), Sion Alun Davies (actor),
Plot: Whilst celebrating Lleu's 18th birthday, Lleu and two friends go for a boat ride, when they discover beneath the water the golden doorway to the Mabinogi (the Otherworld). They swim down and are transported back in time many centuries to the Mabinogi. There they encounter some problems with mediaeval life, and they have to deal with the conflict between fate personal choice and magic.
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy,
Travellin' In The Dark
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What you gonna do when you can't seem to understand?
How ya' gonna feel when your woman's with another man?
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What makes you think that you're ever gonna understand?
What's goin' on in the mind of another man?
--- Lead Guitar ---
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What you gonna do when you can't seem to understand?