restored to strength by the magic of a noblewoman and her hand-maidens. He has to slay a lion and a serpent. Finally he finds Luned imprisoned and about to face death by burning. He rescues her, defeats a black giant and releases 24 maidens from his imprisonment, and then returns to the Lady of the Fountain. The saga therefore ends happily. One mysterious point of the tale is that Cenferchyn, according to “The Dream of Rhonabwy,” gave Owain 300 ravens, which formed his army, and wherever Owain went with them he was victorious in battle. How this happened or why has been lost to tradition.

Owl of Cwm Cawlwyd

[W] One of the oldest creatures, who is unable to help Culhwch in his hunt for Olwen.