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Prydwen

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Arthur’s named ship in Welsh story. Not Skidbladnir, not Naglfar, and not a shield under a later list-name.

Also known as Pridwen

Celtic tradition

Prydwen appears in Celtic tradition.
Culhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion names Prydwen as Arthur’s ship. A named Welsh vessel in that tale, not Skidbladnir, not Naglfar, and not a later list-shield under the same name.
from Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation) · The Mabinogion, medieval Welsh manuscripts; Davies trans. 2007
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sources

The Mabinogion · Anonymous (Welsh prose); Sioned Davies (translation)
The Mabinogion, trans. Sioned Davies.