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Gwenhwyfach

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thumb|"This slap was recorded in the Bardic Triads as one of the Three Fatal Slaps", F. H. Townsend's illustration from [[The Misfortunes of Elphin (1897)]]

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Vinony's link graph records 144 inbound references to Gwenhwyfach, and connects out to Knights of the Round Table, Matter of Britain and Lancelot-Grail.

It sits within the topics Arthurian characters, Family of King Arthur and Mabinogion.

Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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Guinevere
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Culhwch ac Olwen

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  • Gwenhwywach
  • False Guinevere
  • Modern stories
  • References

thumb|"This slap was recorded in the Bardic Triads as one of the Three Fatal Slaps", F. H. Townsend's illustration from [[The Misfortunes of Elphin (1897)]]

Gwenhwyfach (, , or ; sometimes anglicized to Guinevak) was a sister of Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) in medieval Welsh Arthurian legend. The tradition surrounding her is preserved in fragmentary form in two Welsh Triads and the Mabinogi tale of Culhwch and Olwen.

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