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Owain

 

Owein, Owen
[Latin Eugenius, wellborn]

Name borne by dozens of figures from early Welsh legend, romance, and history, most notably Owain ap Urien, hero of the 13th-century romance Owain, and Owain Glyndyfrdwy [Glendower], leader of the last successful Welsh resistance against English domination, 1401–6.

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Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more