Matholwch

[ ma-thoh-lookh ]

noun

1. a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.

Example Sentences

The sources easiest to spot include the tale of the giant Bran and the Welsh king Matholwch, the legend of the Wild Hunt, the sea-voyages of St. Brendan, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur,” “The Song of Roland,” “The Nibelungenlied,” the poetry of Dante and Francois Villon, Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love,” and, of course, “The Arabian Nights.”

From Washington Post

At last, to get rid of them, Matholwch had a house of iron made, and enticed them into it.

From Project Gutenberg

Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll, 367, 368 Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

“They are the horses of Matholwch, who is married to thy sister.”

From Project Gutenberg

When Matholwch heard what had been done he was both angered and bewildered, and bade his people put to sea.

From Project Gutenberg