Dywel fab Erbin is a minor character and warrior of Welsh tradition, the son of Erbin and the brother of

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and Ermid. Alongside his brothers, he is named in the early

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tale ''

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'' as a

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court at

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. His death in battle is recorded in the

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poem ''The Dialogue of

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and

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'', in which it is written: :''Again and again, in great throngs they came'', :''There came Bran and Melgan to meet me''. :''At the last, they slew Dyel'', :''The son of Erbin, with all his men''. In the '' Stanzas of the Graves'', Dywel's final resting place is given as "Caewaw" or "Caeo", a commot in south-west Wales. The

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extolls Dywel's bravery on the battlefield. :''The Grave of Dywel, the son of Erbin, is in the plain of Caewaw'' :''He would not be a vassal to a king''; :''Blameless, he would not shrink from battle''.

Sources

*A. O. Jarman (gol.), ''Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin'' (Cardiff, 1982) * eto (gol.), ''Ymddiddan Myrddin a Thaliesin'' (Cardiff, 1951) Welsh mythology Arthurian characters {{fantasy-char-stub