Editing Annwn (section)

==Annwn in modern culture==
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[[J. R. R. Tolkien]] used the word ''annún'' in his [[Middle-earth]] [[Tolkien's legendarium|mythology]] as a term in the Elvish language [[Sindarin]] (phonologically inspired by [[Welsh language|Welsh]]) meaning "west" or "sunset" (cognate with the [[Quenya]] ''Andúnë''), often referring figuratively to the "True West", i.e. the blessed land of Aman beyond the Sea, the Lonely Island [[Tol Eressëa]], or (in the later mannish usage) to the drowned island of [[Númenor]]. This is an example of Tolkien's method of world-building by "explaining the true meaning" of various real-world words by assigning them an alternative "Elvish" etymology. The Sindarin word for 'king', ''aran'' is also similar to {{lang|cy|Arawn}}, the king of {{lang|cy|Annwn}}.

The Anglo-Welsh author, poet, critic and playwright, David Jones Annwn (born 1953) adopted the name Annwn in 1975 in the same spirit that his great-uncle, the Welsh bard {{Interlanguage link|Henry Lloyd (ap Hefin)|cy}}, had adopted the name Ap Hefin ("Son of the Summer Solstice").{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Annwn is the name of a [[Music in Germany|German]] medieval and pagan folk duo from [[North Rhine-Westphalia]].<ref>[[:de:Annwn (Band)]] at de.Wikipedia</ref> The name was also previously used by an unrelated Celtic Rock trio in [[Berkeley, California]], from 1991 until the death of lead singer Leigh Ann Hussey on 16 May 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.motogrrl.org/Bands/annwn/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502151924/http://www.motogrrl.org/Bands/annwn/ |archive-date=2 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Annwn is one of the deep realms of Faerie in ''October Daye'', a 2012 urban fantasy series written by [[Seanan McGuire]].<ref>McGuire, S. (2012). Ashes of Honor. United States: DAW.</ref>

British author [[Niel Bushnell]]'s novels ''Sorrowline'' and ''Timesmith'' feature an island called Annwn in the realm of Otherworld.<ref>[[Niel Bushnell|Bushnell, N.]] 2013. ''Sorrowline'', Andersen Press, {{ISBN|9781849395236}}</ref>

Children's author [[Lloyd Alexander]] used the name "Annuvin", an Anglicized spelling of the variant ''Annwfyn'', in his ''[[Chronicles of Prydain]]'' series. Annuvin is the domain of Arawn, who in these novels plays the role of a villainous [[dark lord]].

On the British rock band The Mechanisms' 2014 album ''High Noon Over Camelot'', a [[space Western]] retelling of the Arthurian mythos, "Annwn" is the name given to the lower levels of the space station Fort Galfridian. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandcamp|url=https://themechanisms.bandcamp.com/album/high-noon-over-camelot |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=www.bandcamp.com}}</ref>

One of the areas in the platform-adventure video game ''[[La-Mulana|La-Mulana 2]]'' is named Annwfn.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thielenhaus|first=Kevin|date=4 August 2018|title=La-Mulana 2 Walkthrough: Annwfn & Annwfn Guardian {{!}} Part 3|url=https://gameranx.com/features/id/157906/article/la-mulana-2-walkthrough-annwfn-annwfn-guardian-part-3/|access-date=21 July 2021|website=Gameranx|language=en-US}}</ref>

''Annwn: The Otherworld'' is a surreal stealth/strategy game drawing on Welsh mythic motifs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quantum Soup |url=http://www.quantum-soup.com/annwn.html |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=www.quantum-soup.com}}</ref>