Editing The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (section)

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Other terms are taken not from Norse mythology, but from the [[Welsh mythology]] encapsulated in Mediaeval texts like the ''[[Mabinogion]]''. For instance, Govannon, one of the names with which Garner addresses Grimnir, has been adopted from the mythological character of [[Govannon ap Dun]]. Although Garner avoided incorporating his story into [[Arthurian mythology]], the benevolent wizard in the novel, Cadellin Silverbrow, does have a link to the Arthurian mythos, in that "Cadellin" is one of the many names by which [[Culhwch]] invoked Arthur's aid in the Mediaeval Welsh Arthurian romance about ''[[Culhwch and Olwen]]''.<ref name="Philip 1981. p. 23"/>

Other words used in the novel are taken from elsewhere in European mythology and folklore. The name of Fenodyree, a benevolent dwarf in Garner's tale, is actually borrowed from [[Manx folklore]], where it refers to [[fenodyree|a type of grotesque goblin or brownie]].<ref>[[#Phi81|Philip 1981]]. p. 34.</ref> Meanwhile, the Morrigan, whom Garner presents as a malevolent shapeshifting witch, has a name adopted from [[Irish mythology]], where she is [[Morrigan|a war goddess who is the most powerful aspect of the tripartite goddess Badb]]. Literary critic Neil Philip also argued that further folkloric and mythological influences could be seen in the character of Grimnir, who had both a foul smell from and an aversion to fresh water, characteristics traditionally associated with the [[Nuckelavee]], a creature in Scottish folklore. Accompanying this, Philip opined that Grimnir was also "half identified" with the creature [[Grendel]], the antagonist in the Old English poem ''[[Beowulf]]''.<ref>[[#Phi81|Philip 1981]]. p. 36.</ref>