entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_WEL_BRAN,SRC_GREEN_CELTIC_GODS,scholarly attestation,Green (1992) pp. 35-36: Brân and the Celtic cult of the divine severed head; the head as the seat of divine power that continues to speak after death; Green documents the archaeological evidence for the head cult alongside the literary tradition
ENT_WEL_BRAN,SRC_MABINOGION,direct attestation,Second Branch (Branwen ferch Llŷr): Bran is the narrative's dominant figure; he gives the Cauldron of Rebirth to Matholwch; leads the invasion of Ireland; is mortally wounded by the poisoned spear of Llassar; commands his head to be carried to Gwales for 87 years of speaking/feasting; the text is the primary source for the Welsh sacred-head tradition and the divine giant-king figure