Final Fantasy: Record Keeper
Release Year: 2014
Genre: RPG
Developer: DeNA
Publisher: DeNA
Welsh References: Mythical Creature, Mythical Figure, Mythology
Welsh Mythology Figure: King Arthur
Welsh Mythology Creatures: Cŵn Annwn, Cŵn Cyrff, Gwyllgi
Links: Wikipedia
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One particular group of enemies in Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is called “Cwn Cyrff”. This means “corpse dogs” in Welsh, and refers to the mythological Cŵn Annwn (or gwyllgi) dog beasts.
In Welsh legend, the Cŵn Annwn (singular Ci Annwn) were the spectral hounds of the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn. The gwyllgi is a huge, black mastiff with glowing red eyes, its name roughly translating to “twilight dog” or “wild dog”.
Variations of Excalibur, Excalibur II, and Caliburn can be obtained.
In Arthurian tales, Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, with its name ultimately deriving from the Welsh Caledfwlch, where caled means ‘hard’ and bwlch is ‘cleft’. It appears in many interpretations of the stories of King Arthur, but it is first mentioned in Welsh mythology, including the earliest surviving Welsh tale, Culhwch and Olwen (Culhwch ac Olwen).
The Welsh historian Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised the sword Caledfwlch as Caliburnus in the Historia Regum Britanniae, fictitious chronicles of the kings of Britain that included legends of King Arthur. Caliburnus became known by many variations in different Arthurian tales, including Caliburn, with Excalibur now the most familiar.
One weapon that can be acquired is the Rhongomiant. In Welsh Arthurian legends, Rhongomiant (or Rhongomyniad) was King Arthur’s spear.
Variations of the Galatyn sword reference the blade of the same name (and goes by other spelling variations, such as Galatine and Galantine) that belonged to Gawain, an Arthurian knight said to be based on the mythical Welsh hero Gwalchmei.
The Priwen is a shield that can be obtained in the game. This comes from Pridwen, the name of King Arthur’s shield in Welsh mythology. Welsh historian Geoffrey of Monmouth named the shield after Arthur’s ship, Prydwen.
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