The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Release Year: 2018
Genre: RPG
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publisher: NIS America
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia
Welsh References: Mythical Figure, Mythology, Name
Welsh Mythology Figure: Arianrhod
Featured Welsh Content
Arianrhod is a character that appears in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, and is also known as the “Steel Maiden”.
Arianrhod’s name comes from the Welsh figure from the Mabinogion tales, some of the oldest written Welsh stories.
Deriving from the Welsh words arian, meaning “silver”, and rhod, meaning “wheel” or “orb”, Arianrhod is also interpreted as a goddess of the moon, rebirth, and time.
Another character in this game is Lloyd Bannings. Lloyd is a Welsh name with origins in the Welsh word llwyd, meaning “grey”.
