Editing Hu Gadarn (section)

==Iolo Morganwg and later use==
Seven of [[Iolo Morganwg]]'s "Third Series" of triads mention Hu Gadarn.<ref>[[Iolo Morganwg]], ''Triads of Britain'' [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#4|4]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#5|5]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#54|54]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#56|56]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#57|57]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#92|92]], [[Wikisource:Triads of Britain#97|97]]; see also W. Jenkyn Thomas (ed) (1907), ''The Welsh Fairy Book'': [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/wfb/wfb77.htm "Hu Gadarn"]</ref> Here, Hu is presented as a [[culture hero]] who leads the ancient [[Britons (historical)|Britons]] to [[Great Britain|Britain]] from their previous home in ''Deffrobani'', glossed as "[[The Summerland|Summerland]]", and said to be situated "where Constantinople is now" (though the name has also been identified as a Welsh form of ''[[Taprobana]]''). He becomes their first king, teaches them to [[plough]], and creates song to strengthen memory and record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/myths_hu_gadarn.shtml |title= Hu Gadarn |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2014 |accessdate=19 April 2015}}</ref> He uses a [[yoke]], which he invents, to pull a flood-causing monster named the ''[[afanc]]'' out of the water.

Iolo's "Third Series" of triads were initially accepted as authentic, and were published in the influential collection known as ''[[The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales]]''. However, they are now known to be forgeries created by Iolo himself.<ref name=Rejohn/> Iolo wrote further about Hu in his ''[[Barddas]]'', supposedly an ancient collection of [[bard]]ic lore, where he identifies Hu with the [[Gauls|Gaulish]] god [[Esus]] and with Jesus. The 20th-century English author [[Robert Graves]] accepted Iolo's version of Hu Gadarn (and much of the rest of his work), and further identified Hu as a Welsh [[horned god]], a variant of [[Cernunnos]].<ref>[[Robert Graves]], ''[[The White Goddess]]''</ref> In Graves' wake, Hu Gadarn has become a popular figure among [[Neopagan]]s.<ref name=HuGadarn/>