Menw

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Menw, son of Teirgwaedd, is a magician in King Arthur's court in early Welsh Arthurian legend. He appears in the Middle Welsh tales Culhwch and Olwen, where he accompanies Arthur on his quest and has the ability to turn people invisible,[1] and The Dream of Rhonabwy, where he is one of Arthur's counsellors.[2] In the Welsh Triads, he learned one of the "Three Great Enchantments of the Island of Britain" from Uther Pendragon.[3]

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  1. ^ Culhwch and Olwen
  2. ^ The Dream of Rhonabwy
  3. ^ Triads from the Red Book of Hergest 18