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Line 9: In some sources, Gwallog is given the epithet ''Marchog Trin'', meaning "battle horseman". If his identification as king of Elmet is correct, he was succeeded by his son [[Ceretic of Elmet\|Ceredig]], the last king of Elmet, who was deposed by [[Edwin of Northumbria\|St. Edwin]] of [[Northumbria\|Deira]]. Over time, Gwallog evolved into a semi-mythological figure akin to [[King Arthur\|Arthur]]. In the medieval text ''"Geraint son of Erbin''", he ~~appears~~is named as one of Arthur's knights and isalso ~~named~~appears in the [[Welsh Triads\|Welsh triads]] as one of the ''"Three Armed Warriors of the Island of Britain"'' ~~as well as~~and one of the ''"Three Battle Pillars of the Island of Britain"''. Gwallog is also mentioned in the [[Black Book of Carmarthen]] poem "''Ymddiddan Gwyddno Garanhir a Gwyn ap Nudd''" as one of the slain warriors escorted to their graves by [[Gwyn ap Nudd]], the lord of the Welsh [[Annwn\|Otherworld]]. {{Hen Ogledd}}

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