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class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the Welsh incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore)" title="Black dog (folklore)">black dog</a> figure of <a href="/wiki/English_folklore" title="English folklore">English folklore</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternate_names">Alternate names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwyllgi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Alternate names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Gwyllgi</i> are also called <i>Cwn Annwfn</i> or <i>Cwn <a href="/wiki/Annwn" title="Annwn">Annwn</a></i> (meaning "dogs of the otherworld") and Cwn Cyrff ("corpse dog").<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reported_sightings">Reported sightings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwyllgi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reported sightings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been many sighting of this beast in the north east of Wales. Specifically, the Nant y Garth pass located near <a href="/wiki/Llandegla" title="Llandegla">Llandegla</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denbighshire" title="Denbighshire">Denbighshire</a>. It has even been spotted as far away as <a href="/wiki/Marchwiel" title="Marchwiel">Marchwiel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wrexham" title="Wrexham">Wrexham</a> and as to this day there are still many sightings of this fearsome creature.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_culture">Popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwyllgi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i>Blood of the Earth</i>, by <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hunter" title="Faith Hunter">Faith Hunter</a>, many members of the local cult-like church have been turned into gwyllgi and capture the main character, Nell. </p><p>In the Well of Shadows series by <a href="/w/index.php?title=SL_Harby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SL Harby (page does not exist)">SL Harby</a>, gwyllgi play a prominent part in the story of the Songspear, Aristoi. </p><p>In <i>The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy</i> series by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hailey_Edwards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hailey Edwards (page does not exist)">Hailey Edwards</a>, a gwyllgi named Hood is one of the watchmen who guards the Faraday, a high-end condominium where Linus lives. His friend, Lethe, becomes close friends with the main character. Her brother is the Beta of the pack in Atlanta. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwyllgi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_dog_(ghost)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black dog (ghost)">Black dog (ghost)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Shuck" title="Black Shuck">Black Shuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C5%B5n_Annwn" title="Cŵn Annwn">Cŵn Annwn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gytrash" title="Gytrash">Gytrash</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwyllgi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Geiriadur_Prifysgol_Cymru" title="Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru</a></i>, vol. 2, p. 1765.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eberhart, George M. <i>Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology</i>. 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Uthyr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnus_Maximus" title="Magnus Maximus">Macsen Wledig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallt-y-Nos" title="Mallt-y-Nos">Mallt-y-Nos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manawydan" title="Manawydan">Manawydan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Math_fab_Mathonwy" title="Math fab Mathonwy">Math</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matholwch" title="Matholwch">Matholwch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menw" title="Menw">Menw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modron" title="Modron">Modron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morfydd" title="Morfydd">Morfydd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morfran" title="Morfran">Morfran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin" title="Merlin">Myrddin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisien" title="Nisien">Nisien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olwen" title="Olwen">Olwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penarddun" title="Penarddun">Penarddun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penpingion" class="mw-redirect" title="Penpingion">Penpingion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peredur" 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