Angharad (, ; or ; ) is a

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in the

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, having a long association with

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and

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. It translates into English as ''much loved one''. In Welsh mythology,

Angharad Golden-Hand Angharad Golden-Hand ( , ; otherwise Angharat or Angharad Law Eurawc) is the heroine of the Three Welsh Romances, Welsh Romance ''Peredur son of Efrawg'', and associated with the ''Mabinogion''. In the Welsh tale of Peredur, Angharad Golden-Hand ...

is the lover of

Peredur Peredur (, Old Welsh ''Peretur'') is the name of a number of men from the boundaries of history and legend in sub-Roman Britain. The Peredur who is most familiar to a modern audience is the character who made his entrance as a knight in the Ar ...

in the myth cycle ''The

Mabinogion The ''Mabinogion'' () is a collection of the earliest Welsh prose stories, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions. There are two main source manuscripts, created –1410, as well as a few earlier frag ...

''."Peredur the Son of Evrawc"
''The Mabinogion'', transl. Lady Charlotte Guest

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Historical figures

There have been a number of historical or semi-historical Angharads, most notably the daughter of

Owain Gwynedd Owain ap Gruffudd ( – 23 or 28 November 1170) was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan. He was called Owain the Great () and the first to be styled "Prince of Wales" and th ...

(1100–1170), King of

Gwynedd Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...

, who married

Gruffydd Maelor Gruffydd Maelor (died 1191) was a Prince of Powys Fadog in Wales. He married a daughter of King Owain Gwynedd, first Prince of Wales, and was a brother of Prince Owain Brogyntyn, ancestor of the Barons of Cymmer-yn-Edeirnion. Lineage Maelor ...

. Other historical Angharads include ( signifies ): *

Angharad ferch Meurig Angharad ferch Meurig (fl. c. 875 CE) was a 9th-century Welsh noblewoman. She was the wife of Rhodri the Great of Gwynedd, and was the mother of Anarawd (Rhodri's successor), Cadell ap Rhodri, and Merfyn. Life Angharad was the daughter of M ...

, wife of Rhodri the Great (820–878) * Angharad ferch Llywelyn, daughter of Llywelyn the Great (1173–1240), Prince of Wales * Angharad ferch

Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor Madog ap Gruffudd, or Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor, was a Prince of Powys Fadog from 1191 to 1236 in north-east Wales, and Lord of Powys. He was the founder of Valle Crucis Abbey in the Lordship of Yale. Early life He was elder son of Prince Gru ...

, sister to Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran * Angharad ferch

Maredudd ab Owain Maredudd ab Owain (died ) was a Welsh monarch, ruling in Gwynedd, Deheubarth and Powys. A member of the House of Dinefwr, his patrimony was the kingdom of Deheubarth comprising the southern realms of Dyfed and Seisyllwg. Upon the death of hi ...

, wife of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd and of Deheubarth * Angharad ferch

Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to "Griffith"; c. 1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197. Today, he is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh ''Yr Arglwydd Rhys' ...

(1132–1197) * Angharad ferch

Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran Gruffydd Maelor II (died 1269) was a Prince of Powys Fadog. He reigned for thirty-three years and married into the House of Stanley. Following the Anglo-Welsh Treaty of Montgomery, he submitted to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. Lineage ...

* Angharad of Brittany, wife of Idwal Iwrch * Angharad, daughter of

Rhydderch Hael Rhydderch Hael (), Riderch I of Alt Clut, or Rhydderch of Strathclyde, or Redrath ( ''fl.'' 580 – c. 614) was a ruler of Alt Clut, a Brittonic kingdom in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" of Britain. He was one of the most famous kings in th ...

, a 6th-century king of Strathclyde

People

* Angharad Evans (born 2003), English swimmer *

Angharad Gatehouse Angharad M. R. Gatehouse is an entomologist in the UK. Gatehouse is Professor of Invertebrate Molecular Biology at Newcastle University, is on the Council of the International Congress of Entomology, and is the Director of Expertise for BioEconom ...

(born 1954), British entomologist *

Angharad James (poet) Angharad James (16 July 1677 – 25 August 1749) was a Welsh farmer, harpist and poet.Nia Mai Jenkins, "''A'i Gyrfa Megis Gwerful': Bywyd a Gwaith Angharad James''", ''Llên Cymru'' Volume 24 (2001) Life She was born in Gelliffrydau farm at Ba ...

(1677–1749), Welsh poet *

Angharad James (footballer) Angharad Jane James (born 1 June 1994), also known as Angharad James-Turner, is a Welsh professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC, Seattle Reign and the Wales ...

(born 1994), Welsh football player *

Angharad Llwyd Angharad Llwyd (15 April 1780 – 16 October 1866) was a Welsh antiquary and a prizewinner at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. She is generally considered one of the most important collectors and copiers of manuscripts of the period. Biography ...

(1780–1866), Welsh historian *

Angharad Mair Angharad Mair (born March 1960) is a Welsh television presenter; she is the lead presenter on the nightly S4C Welsh language magazine programme, '' Heno'' and the BBC Wales news programme, ''Wales Today''. Background She was born in Carmarthen, ...

(born 1960), Welsh television presenter *

Angharad Mason Angharad Mason (born 14 May 1979) is a Welsh racing cyclist, sports injury specialist, chartered physiotherapist and acupuncturist from Bridgend, Wales. Mason represented Wales in the women's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. ...

(born 1979), Welsh cyclist *

Angharad Price Angharad Price FLSW is a Welsh academic and novelist. She is a recipient of the Glyndŵr Award. Biography Price was born in Bethel, Gwynedd, Wales, the daughter of the Welsh historian . She graduated with a BA and DPhil in Modern Language ...

(born 1972), Welsh academic and novelist *

Angharad Rees Angharad Mary Rees, The Hon. Mrs David McAlpine, CBE (16 July 1944 – 21 July 2012) was a British actress, best known for her British television roles during the 1970s and in particular her leading role as Demelza in the 1970s BBC TV costume d ...

(1944–2012), Welsh actress *

Angharad Tomos Angharad Tomos (born 19 July 1958) is a Welsh author and prominent language activist. She is a recipient of the Tir na n-Og Award. Biography Tomos was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, in 1958, and raised with her four sisters in Llanwnda near Caern ...

(born 1958), Welsh author

Fiction

* Angharad, mother of

Princess Eilonwy Princess Eilonwy ( ) is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's ''The Chronicles of Prydain''. She appears in four of the five novels in the series, as well as Disney's 1985 animated film adaptation '' The Black Cauldron''. Eilonwy is a membe ...

in Lloyd Alexander's fictional land of Prydain * Angharad, fictional character in ''The Rowan'' by

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 1968) an ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''The Blue Sword'' by

Robin McKinley Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952) is an American author best known for her fantasy novels and fairy tale retellings. Her 1984 novel '' The Hero and the Crown'' won the Newbery Medal as the year's best new American children's book. In 20 ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''Into the Green'' by

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. Along with authors like Terri Windling, Emma Bull ...

* Angharad, fictional character in ''Juniper'' by Monica Furlong * Angharad, fictional character in ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own experi ...

'' by Richard Llewellyn * Angharad, fictional character in the ''

King Raven Trilogy The King Raven Trilogy is a series of historical novels by American writer Stephen R. Lawhead, based on the Robin Hood legend. Lawhead relocates Robin Hood from Sherwood Forest in Nottingham to Wales, and sets the story in the late eleventh cent ...

'', by Stephen R. Lawhead * Angharad, fictional character in ''

Monk's Hood ''Monk's-Hood'' is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in December 1138. It is the third novel in The Cadfael Chronicles. It was first published in 1980 (1980 in literature). It was adapted for television in 1994 by Central for I ...

'' by Ellis Peters * The Splendid Angharad, fictional character in the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley * Angharrad, fictional horse in the young adult series '' Chaos Walking'' by Patrick Ness * Angharad, sister of fictional character David in the book ''The Blue Rose'' by Kate Forsyth *Angharad is Queen Guenièvre's lady's maid in the television series

Kaamelott ''Kaamelott'' is a French comedy medieval fantasy television series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also starred as the main character. Based on the Arthurian legends, it followed the daily lives of King Ar ...

* Angharad Scott, fictional character in the book ''

Piranesi (novel) ''Piranesi'' is a novel by English author Susanna Clarke, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2020. It is Clarke's second novel, following her debut '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2004), published sixteen years earlier. The novel is set i ...

'' by Susanna Clarke * Angharad, fictional character in ''A Study in Drowning'' by Ava Reid * Angharad, offscreen fictional character in the film '' I am love'' by

Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. Guadagnino has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alon ...

* Angharad, fictional village in Louisa M. Spooner's novel ''Country Landlords'' (1860)

References

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