Welsh Tradition
In Pre-Galfridian (pre-Geoffrey of Monmouth) Welsh tradition, Eigyr is one of several children of Amlawdd Wledig (Prince Amlawdd). Her siblings include Gwyar, the mother of Gwalchmai (Gawain), who is mentioned in Culhwch and Olwen. The same source mentions Gormant son of Rica, half-brother to Arthur on his father's side, his father the chief elder of Cornwall. One might suppose Rica to be another name for Gorlois (though Welsh translations of Geoffrey name him Gwrlais), but we also have in Geoffrey's account a Gormant the Irish who is king of Ireland (based on the villain of the French chançon de geste called Gormant et Isenbart) and this Gormant might be hiding here also as Gormant ap Rica, this being a possible corruption of Gormant Ireland.
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