Author : Robin Gwyndaf
Publisher : National Museum Wales
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 23,29 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 : Mhara Starling
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2024-10-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 073877796X
Unveil the Mysterious World of Welsh Fairies Join Welsh native Mhara Starling on a captivating journey through the realm of the fair folk. Together, you will trace the threads of fairy lore from ancient Welsh literature like the Mabinogion to Mhara’s own contemporary experiences. Delve into the depths of Annwfn (the Otherworld), the ethereal home where the fae reside, and meet Gwyn ap Nudd, the legendary king of fairies. Explore the enchanting variety of Welsh magical beings, including lake maidens, spectral lights, goblins, and mermaids. Discover the connection between magical practitioners and the Tylwyth Teg (fair family) and how you can, if you choose, incorporate these liminal entities into your own spiritual practice. More than a collection of stories, this guide to a Celtic fairy tradition offers practical insight and engaging exercises for those who wish to interact directly with the denizens of the Otherworld.
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 15,8 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.
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2019-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0750992700
A lone man wanders from swamp to swamp searching for himself, a wolf-girl visits Wales and eats the sheep, a Welsh criminal marries an 'Indian Princess', Lakota men re-enact the Wounded Knee Massacre in Cardiff and, all the while, mountain women practise Appalachian hoodoo, native healing and Welsh witchcraft. These stories are a mixture of true tales, tall tales and folk tales, that tell of the lives of migrants who left Wales and settled in America, of the native and enslaved people who had long been living there, and those curious travellers who returned to find their roots in the old country. They were explorers, miners, dreamers, hobos, tourists, farmers, radicals, showmen, sailors, soldiers, witches, warriors, poets, preachers, prospectors, political dissidents, social reformers, and wayfaring strangers. The Cherokee called them: ' the Moon-Eyed People'.
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,35 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 : Fiona Collins
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 22,51 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.
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Page : 484 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Celtic languages
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Page : 418 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 1923
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Author : Matthew Yeomans
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 36,50 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 191527916X
In spring 2020, the Welsh government announced the ‘national forest’ initiative. Inspired by this, Matthew’s journey links in with and could be used to promote this The book is in tune with the public’s growing interest in walking and nature, that has in part grown due to the COVID-19 pandemic that was another catalyst for Matthew’s journey A number of key figures have expressed interest in Matthew’s journey, including Cerys Matthews and Robert Penn
Author : Theresa Bane
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0786478489
The heavens and hells of the world's religions and the "far, far away" legends cannot be seen or visited, but they remain an integral part of culture and history. This encyclopedia catalogs more than 800 imaginary and mythological lands from all over the world, including fairy realms, settings from Arthurian lore, and kingdoms found in fairy tales and political and philosophical works, including Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Plato's Atlantis. From al A'raf, the limbo of Islam, to Zulal, one of the many streams that run through Paradise, entries give the literary origin of each site, explain its cultural context, and describe its topical features, listing variations on names when applicable. Cross-referenced for ease of use, this compendium will prove useful to scholars, researchers or anyone wishing to tour the unseen landscapes of myth and legend.
