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Branwen: Welsh Mythology Character and Legend

Branwen is a central figure in Welsh mythology, best known from *The Mabinogion* and the tragic tale *Branwen ferch Llŷr*, where marriage, humiliation, and war reveal the tensions of kinship, sovereignty, and female endurance. Her name, often read as “white raven” or “blessed raven,” hints at the symbolic depth that makes her story essential to understanding early Celtic legend.