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Olwen
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Gold-plated case, Ladie's Diam: 1.1"(27mm)
Japanese quartz movement, dustproof construction,
stainless steel back, 3 year battery, dark green braided leather band.
Zoomorphic bird based on the Irish 2p coin.
Mens and ladies versions available, both @ $49.95 each
or $95.00 for two.
Daughter of the giant Yspaddaden, Olwen was loved by Culhwch, one of King Arthur's warriors. However the giant was upset by this match and set his daughter's lover a series of tasks to prevent the marriage. Culhwch had to uproot a forest, burn the wood for fertilizer and plough the cleared land in a day; force the god of agriculture, Amaethhon, to nourish its crops; make the smith god, Govannon, forge tools for the work; obtain magic seed; provide honey nine times sweeter than that of a virgin swarm; borrow the magic harp that played itself from Teirtu; capture the birds of Rhiannon, whose song could wake the dead and lull the living to sleep; obtain a boar's tusk for the giant to shave and shaving cream made from witch's blood. He did all these things, and more, to win Olwen.
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