Folklore / Folktales / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 16, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
Llyn Dulyn is a small cirque lake bound by the high cliff faces of Garnedd Uchaf and Foel Grach on the edge of the Carneddau mountains. It is approximately 33 acres in area, has a mean depth of 104 feet, and is 189 feet at its deepest point. The lake has a dam which was constructed in 1881, and it now serves a reservoir for Llandudno.
Folklore / Folktales / King Arthur / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 15, 2012 · Last modified December 31, 2018
Geraint The Son Of Erbin is a tale from the Mabinogion. The following translation by Lady Charlotte Guest was published in 1877.
Dragons / Folklore / Folktales / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 10, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
The Story of Llud and Llevelys appears in the The Mabinogion and here is the translation published by Lady Charlotte Guest (1877).
Folklore / Folktales / King Arthur / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 4, 2012 · Last modified December 31, 2018
Peredur The Son Of Evrawc is one the tales in the Mabinogion. This English translation by Lady Charlotte Guest was published in 1877.
Folklore / Folktales / King Arthur / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 2, 2012 · Last modified December 31, 2018
The Lady Of The Fountain is one the tales in the Mabinogion. This English translation by Lady Charlotte Guest was published in 1877.
Folklore / Folktales / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published February 22, 2012 · Last modified January 2, 2019
The following is how the the tale of ‘Math The Son Of Mathonwy’ appeared in the ‘The Mabinogion’ by Lady Charlotte Guest, (1877).
Folklore / Folktales / Ghost Stories / Hauntings / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published February 20, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
When Thomas Pennant was touring Wales, he noted that the three farms on the Nant were Tŷ Hen, Tŷ Canol and Tŷ Ychaf respectively.
Fairies / Folklore / Folktales / Welsh Fairies / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published January 31, 2012 · Last modified November 22, 2018
In 1891 the following folk tale appeared in ‘The Science of Fairy Tales; An Enquiry Into Fairy Mythology’ by Edwin Sidney Hartland. It is one of a number of stories in which human midwives are needed at fairy births.
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by Ian · Published January 30, 2012 · Last modified November 23, 2018
Llyn Barfog is situated in high countryside above the northern banks of the River Dyfi. The lake is isolated, small, and covered with yellow water lilies in the summer. Sir John Rhys in Celtic Folklore suggests that it was originally called Llyn-y-Barfog (The Bearded One’s Lake) referring to some ancient mythical being who would have lived there.
Fairies / Folklore / Folktales
by Ian · Published December 19, 2011 · Last modified November 17, 2018
The following folk-tale appeared in Thomas Keightley’s ‘The Fairy Mythology: Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries’ (1850). ‘Between the villages of Marup and Aagerup in Zealand, there is said to have lain a great castle, the ruins of which are still to be seen near the strand.
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