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Gwrfan Wild Hair


An Arthurian warrior in Culhwch and Olwen.

His epithet in Welsh is gwallt-afwyn, which R. S. Loomis suggests as an origin for the name Gawain. Almost certainly related in origin to Gwarae Golden Hair, he may also be the origin of Gorvain Cadrut.


Source
Culhwch and Olwen | Late 11th century