# Gwenliana — Cup of Gold character guide

> Gwenliana in Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wrinkled old Gwenliana, aged Gwenliana, the old Gwenliana, old Gwenliana

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

An old Welsh woman who tells stories to the village children.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as one of the dreamers in the family, sitting by the fire with Robert and Henry.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/v)

Delivers a prophecy about Henry's future, including fighting, conquest, and marriage to a wealthy maiden.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as Old Robert's mother who had the second sight and made a prophecy about Henry's life that came true.

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