Folk-lore and Folk-stories of Wales
Author : Marie Trevelyan
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Marie Trevelyan
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Peter Stevenson
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,62 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 : Marie Trevelyan
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Folk-lore
ISBN :
Author : Wirt Sikes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 20,48 MB
Release : 2016-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1365619664
British Goblins - Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions. British Goblins does a good job at its stated purpose - collecting and loosely categorizing Welsh Folklore of every category, ranging from the reasons behind certain customs and superstitions of daily life, to descriptions and associated stories of various faeries, goblins, and giants, to descriptions of apparitions and the view of the afterlife, to more fantastic things, like dragons, standing stones, and magic wells and stones. Although a somewhat anecdotal approach is taken, the author has in fact preserved a good deal of information that might have otherwise been lost.
Author : Marie Trevelyan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2023
Category :
ISBN : 9781912368419
Author : Elias Owen
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 27,82 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Fiona Collins
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0750968818
If you love magic and adventure, here is the book for you. In this treasure trove of tales, storyteller Fiona Collins has collected the best-loved stories from the misty, magical mountains, rushing rivers and green rolling hills of North Wales. In these stories you will meet dragons, giants, wizards, monsters and one extremely powerful witch – and of course the Tylwyth Teg, the Welsh fairies. From 'Once upon a time...' to 'Happy ever after' you will be transported to North Wales, where even the stones have stories to tell.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 1976
Category :
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Author : Anne Ross
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0750952466
Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. So it is no surprise, as we can see from Anne Ross's study, that Welsh folklore and story-telling is so rich and varied. In addition to examining the part played by the medieval church in this oral tradition, individual chapters cover legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; witches, ghosts and faries; supernatural birds and animals; folk healing and herbal remedies. The landscape is studded with the remains of ancient monuments, which are seen as the creation of gods and heroes. Every lake had its legend, whether it be inhabited by a grim, monstrous afanc, or by a beautiful, enchanted maiden, or maybe harbours a drowned settlement where the bell still tolls to warm of approaching storms. Giants stalk the land, while faries can be dangerous, hostile and demanding propitiation. Omens of potential marriage partners were avidly sought by girls, while ghostly death-lights - corpse candles - could be seen moving relentlessly towards the person who was doomed to death. A whole world of the past is to be found in this rich treasure house of inherited lore.
Author : P. H. Emerson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,29 MB
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3387319967
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.