Pwyll and Arawn meet one day while hunting, they're first meeting is hostile as Pwyll's dogs kill a stag Arawn claims to be his. For this, Pwyll asks Arawn what he can do to win his friendship. Arawn asks him to take his place and body in the Underworld for one year so that he can kill his nemesis Hagfran. They swap lives, and Pwyll fulfills his quest. He stays true to his word, returns to Dyfed and from that day onwards has a firm alliance with Arawn and the Underworld.
The medieval stories of The Mabinogion have captured my imagination since I was a child. The Mabinogi is a window into medieval Wales, the vibrant tales are a lesson in obscure and surreal storytelling. The illustrations here are all taken from my current exhibition in The Coach House, Llandudoch, Pembrokeshire - "Drawn From The Mabinogion". This is my interpretation.... (All quotes are taken from "The Mabinogion" - A new translation by Sioned Davies. Published by Oxford World Classics)
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