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'Culhwch and Olwen': Welsh Giants and Social Identity
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 2017
- pp. 24-36
- 10.1353/art.2017.0022
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Abstract:
This article uses social identity theory to show that the Welsh giant Ysbaddaden Pancawr, in the story 'Culhwch ac Olwen,' is an atypical Arthurian giant because he is used as a foil for Arthur in a demonstration of proper social-identity development.
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