Author : Robin Gwyndaf
Publisher : National Museum Wales
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 20,68 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780720003260
Contains over 60 Welsh folktales with an extended introduction and a guide to Welsh pronunciation and language.
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 2017-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0750981903
This book, a selection of folk tales, true tales, tall tales, myths, gossip, legends and memories, celebrates and honours unique Welsh stories. Some are well known, others from forgotten manuscripts or out-of-print volumes, and some are contemporary oral tales. They reflect the diverse tradition of storytelling, and the many meanings of 'chwedlau'. If someone says, 'Chwedl Cymraeg?' they are asking, 'Do you speak Welsh?' and 'Do you tell a tale in Welsh?' Here is the root of storytelling, or 'chwedleua', in Wales. It is part of conversation. This book, one to linger over and to treasure, keeps these ancient tales alive by retelling them for a new audience.
Author : Meic Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Authors, English
ISBN :
There is also a chronology of the history of Wales, and an appendix listing the winners of the main literary prizes at the National Eisteddfod since 1861, together with the festival's annual location."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher : Dyfed Lloyd Evans
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,13 MB
Release :
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Author : Terry Breverton
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1445609908
A new and uniquely accessible history of Wales.
Author : Fiona Collins
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0752470434
Wales is especially rich in the folklore of place, and this collection brings a new perspective to the history of Denbighshire, the oldest inhabited area of Wales. With hills, valleys, moorland and coast, this varied land has inspried many tales of ancient battles, strange creatures and curious customs. This compilation of stories from the ancient lore of the modern county of Denbighshire includes local legends, folk tales, stories of magic and mystery and tales of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Discover dragons and devils, ghosts and giants, witches and cunning men, poets, heroes, saints, kings and queens and, of course, Y Tylwyth Teg, The Fair Folk. A speaker of both languages of Wales, the author has collected some unusual matieral which will be of particular interest to non-Welsh speakers, who will meet these tales for the first time here. With illustrations from local artist Ed Fisher complementing the tales, this volume will be enjoyed by old and young alike. Mae'na groeso cynnes Cymreig yma i bawb. There is a warm Welsh welcome here to all.
Author : Sioned Davies
Publisher : Gomer Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
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Publisher :
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Wales
ISBN :
Author : Sampson Low
Publisher :
Page : 1900 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release : 1926
Category : English imprints
ISBN :
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0750955325
Ceredigion is a land shaped by mythology, where mermaids and magic mix with humans and where ordinary people achieve extraordinary things. This is a captivating collection of traditional and modern stories, including the submerged city of Cantre’r Gwaelod, or the ‘Welsh Atlantis’, how the Devil came to build a bridge over the Rheidol, the elephant that died in Tregaron, and how the Holy Grail came to Nanteos. All the while the tylwyth teg (the Welsh fairies) and changelings run riot through the countryside. Storyteller and illustrator Peter Stevenson takes us on a tour of a county steeped in legend, encountering ghosts, witches and heroes at every turn.
