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Pronounced "MOR-vran" [ˈmɔr.vran].
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Meaning "cormorant"; literally "sea crow" from *môr* "sea", and *brân* "crow".
He is a figure in Welsh mythology, usually portrayed as a warrior under King Arthur. He is noted for the darkness of his skin and his hideousness. He appears in the narratives about the bard Taliesin and in the Welsh Triads, where he is often contrasted with the angelically handsome Sanddef.
In the Tale of Taliesin, he's depicted as the son of Ceridwen and Tegid Foel, and is given an extremely beautiful sister named Creirwy. In later versions of this tale, his characteristic ugliness is transferred to a brother, Afagddu (from y fagddu, "utter darkness"), though Welsh scholar Ifor Williams suggested this name arose as a nickname for the famously gruesome Morfran.
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He is a figure in Welsh mythology, usually portrayed as a warrior under King Arthur. He is noted for the darkness of his skin and his hideousness. He appears in the narratives about the bard Taliesin and in the Welsh Triads, where he is often contrasted with the angelically handsome Sanddef.
In the Tale of Taliesin, he's depicted as the son of Ceridwen and Tegid Foel, and is given an extremely beautiful sister named Creirwy. In later versions of this tale, his characteristic ugliness is transferred to a brother, Afagddu (from y fagddu, "utter darkness"), though Welsh scholar Ifor Williams suggested this name arose as a nickname for the famously gruesome Morfran.
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