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Quotation from The Mabinogion by Anonymous (Middle Welsh)
“Four white trefoils sprung up wherever she trod. And therefore was she called Olwen.”
The Mabinogion, Kilhwch and Olwen, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest
The close of Olwen's portrait explains her name, which the tale takes to mean White Track.
Citation: "Four white trefoils sprung up wherever she trod. And therefore was she called Olwen." — Anonymous (Middle Welsh), The Mabinogion, Kilhwch and Olwen, trans. Lady Charlotte Guest. (id the-mabinogion-q6)
Portrait: Lady Charlotte Guest, translator of the Mabinogion, William Walker, Public domain.
