Editing Arawn (section)

===Influences on other literary works===

In the Arthurian story ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', the interplay of Gawain, his host Bertilak (who is actually The Green Knight), and Bertilak's wife are very similar to the events of Pwyll and Arawn's encounter. In this case, Arawn seems to have been used as a basis for Bertilak/The Green Knight, while Gawain was very similar to Pwyll. The parallel between the Green Knight and Arawn extends to the treatment of the "newcomer." In both stories the Knight/Arawn's wife tries to sleep with the newcomer, but both remain loyal to the Knight/Arawn. In both stories as a result of their faithfulness, the newcomer is rewarded with the favor of the Knight/Arawn.<ref>Tichelaar, T. (2010). King Arthur's Children: A Study in Fiction and Tradition (p. 208). Loving Healing Press.</ref>

The character of [[Arawn Death-Lord]] in the series ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]'' by [[Lloyd Alexander]] is based on King Arawn from the Mabinogi. However, many of the characters traits are altered within these books, as Arawn is depicted as an evil ruler. The stories still retain the idea that he is king of the Otherworld, and that he is in a struggle to take over the land from another king. In this story Arawn is defeated by his foes instead of taking over his kingdom like in the Mabinogi.

In [[Brut y Brenhennidd]], a Welsh translation of [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s Historia regum Britanniae, Arawn vab Kynvarch is listed as the King of "Ysgotlont" (Scotland), up the role filled by [[Anguselus]] in  Geoffrey's version, being first made king by [[Uther Pendragon]] and then showing up when [[King Arthur|Arthur]] holds his court  at [[Caerleon]], and otherwise acting as an ally of Arthur's, sending troops on his campaigns against the [[Roman Empire|Romans]].<ref name = "Brut Y Brenhinedd, 1937 translation">{{cite book |editor1-last=Parry |editor1-first=John Jay |title=Brut y Brenhinedd, Cotton Cleopatra Version |date=1937 |publisher=THE MEDIAEVAL ACADEMY OF AMERICA |location=Cambridge Massachusetts |url=https://cdn.ymaws.com/sites/www.medievalacademy.org/resource/resmgr/maa_books_online/parry_0027_bkmrkdpdf.pdf |access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>