afanc

阿凡克（Afanc）: 尼姆捏造泥土并利用巫术而制造出来的大水怪，由水和土的元素构成，只有魔力强大的巫师才能把它给变出来。它具有能影响人类精神及意志的力量，可通过水源散发瘟疫，使卡梅洛的人民喝了被污染的水后中毒身亡。后被梅林利用火和风的元素给烧死。

afanc (n.): cattle-devouring aquatic monster in Celtic countries, from Celtic *abankos "water-creature," from *ab- "water" (cognates: Welsh afon, Breton aven "river," Latin amnis "stream, river," which is believed to be of Italo-Celtic origin).