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In Welsh mythology and folklore, Cŵn Annwn , were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth

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In Welsh mythology and folklore, Cŵn Annwn , were the spectral hounds of Annwn, the otherworld of Welsh myth.

The Cŵn Annwn are associated with the Wild Hunt. They are supposed to hunt on specific nights (the eves of St. John, St. Martin, Saint Michael the Archangel, All Saints, Christmas, New Year, Saint Agnes, Saint David, and Good Friday), or just in the autumn and winter. Some say Arawn only hunts from Christmas to Twelfth Night. The Cŵn Annwn also came to be regarded as the escorts of souls on their journey to the Otherworld.

A Cŵn Annwn's goal in the Wild Hunt is to hunt wrongdoers into the ground until they can run no longer, just as the criminals did to their victims.

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