Hafgan

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Hafgan is a king of the underworld, Annwn, in Welsh mythology. He appears in the First Branch of the Mabinogi, where he is depicted as the rival of Arawn, another otherworldly king who is unable to kill him. In the course of the story Arawn switches places with the mortal King of Dyfed, Pwyll; Hafgan fights Pwyll and is killed by him.

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