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Stories from Wales

Author : Gwyn Jones

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,97 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Animals

ISBN : 9780192728586

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Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty - there's something here for everyone. Stories from Wales is filled with spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales. From Pwyll, the prince of Dyfed, to Arthur's court, they tell of a world where peasants and kings live alongside the folk of the faery, and where reality and enchantment intertwine. One of four collections being published to launch the Oxford Children's Myths and Legends series - other titles are Stories from Scotland, Stories from Ireland and Stories from England



Welsh Food Stories

Author : Carwyn Graves

Publisher : University of Wales Press

Page : 246 pages

File Size : 31,5 MB

Release : 2022-05-26

Category : Cooking

ISBN : 191527902X

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Welsh Food Stories explores more than two thousand years of history to discover the rich but forgotten heritage of Welsh foods – from oysters to cider, salted butter to salt-marsh lamb. Despite centuries of industry, ancient traditions have survived in pockets across the country among farmers, bakers, fisherfolk, brewers and growers who are taking Welsh food back to its roots, and trailblazing truly sustainable foods as they do so. In this important book, author Carwyn Graves travels Wales to uncover the country’s traditional foods and meet the people making them today. There are the owners of a local Carmarthenshire chip shop who never forget a customer, the couple behind Anglesey’s world-renowned salt company Halen Môn, and everyone else in between – all of them have unique and compelling stories to tell about how they contribute to the past, present and future of Welsh food. This is an evocative and insightful exploration of an often overlooked national cuisine, shining a spotlight on the importance – environmentally and socially – of keeping local food production alive.



Welsh Legends and Myths

Author : Graham Watkins

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 12,96 MB

Release : 2014-08-16

Category : History

ISBN : 1291985271

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A mythology collection of eighty Welsh Legends and Myths, gathered from across Wales. The Welsh, like other Celtic races, love a good story. From the time of the Mabinogion and the Black Book of Carmarthen welsh folk have passed dark winter nights in front of roaring fires and entertained with mythical stories. Welsh Legends and Myths is a compendium of traditional myths, Welsh fables, Welsh fairy tales and real stories. Like other Celtic Mythology many of the myths and legends told here are based on factual events. While some have mythical roots, all are entertaining.



Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories

Author : P. H. Emerson

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 19,26 MB

Release : 2024-03-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 3387319967

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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.



The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales

Author : Patrick K. Ford

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 17,54 MB

Release : 2019-09-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0520974662

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The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a rare, authentic selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. This landmark edition translated by Patrick K. Ford is a literary achievement of the highest order.



Welsh (Plural)

Author : Darren Chetty

Publisher : Watkins Media Limited

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 24,15 MB

Release : 2022-03-08

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1913462889

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Some of the most exciting writers in and from Wales consider the future of Wales and the UK and their place in it. What does it mean to imagine Wales and ‘The Welsh’ as something both distinct and inclusive? In Welsh (Plural), some of the foremost Welsh writers consider the future of Wales and their place in it. For many people, Wales brings to mind the same old collection of images – if it’s not rugby, sheep and leeks, it’s the 3 Cs: castles, coal, and choirs. Heritage, mining and the church are indeed integral parts of Welsh culture. But what of the other stories that point us toward a Welsh future? In this anthology of essays, authors offer imaginative, radical perspectives on the future of Wales as they take us beyond the clichés and binaries that so often shape thinking about Wales and Welshness. Includes essays from Charlotte Williams (A Tolerant Nation?), Joe Dunthorne (Submarine, The Adulterants), Niall Griffiths (Sheepshagger, Broken Ghost), Rabab Ghazoul (Gentle / Radical Turner Prize Nominee), Mike Parker (On the Red Hill), Martin Johnes (Wales Since 1939, Wales: England’s Colony?), Kandace Siobhan Walker (2019 Guardian 4th Estate Prize Winner), Gary Raymond (Golden Orphans, Wales Arts Review, BBC Wales), Darren Chetty (The Good Immigrant), Andy Welch (The Guardian), Marvin Thompson (Winner 2021 UK Poetry Prize), Durre Shahwar (Where I’m Coming From), Hanan Issa (My Body Can House Two Hearts), Dan Evans (Desolation Radio), Shaheen Sutton, Morgan Owen, Iestyn Tyne, Grug Muse and Cerys Hafana.



Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends

Author : Claire Fayers

Publisher :

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 49,92 MB

Release : 2021-01-04

Category :

ISBN : 9780702305511

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Book Description

Enjoy Wales's rich heritage of myth and fairy tales, re-told for young readers. From magical Welsh dragons that destroy a castle night after night, to a princess made out of flowers and a fairy changeling bother, this book includes traditional favourites and classic myths and legends from Welsh folklore.



Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales

Author : Elias Owen

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 24,63 MB

Release : 2019-11-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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"Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales" by Elias Owen is a collection of stories, aphorisms, charms and advice gathered by pastors, historians, folklorists, and local residents in Wales. The pagan religions, magic, and mysteries that shroud the country and its culture are on full display in this text and allow people to learn how everything from a cat to a goblin can find its way into Welsh lore.



The Mabinogion

Author : Lady Charlotte Guest

Publisher : Xist Publishing

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 27,34 MB

Release : 2015-09-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 168195236X

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The Earliest Prose Literature of Britain “So they took the blossoms of the oak, and the blossoms of the broom, and the blossoms of the meadow-sweet, and produced from them a maiden, the fairest and most graceful that man ever saw. And they baptized her, and gave her the name of Blodeuwedd.” - Lady Charlotte, The Mabinogion Published by Lady Charlotte in the 19th century, The Mabinogion is a collection of 12 Welsh legends compiled initially by the Welsh authors in the 12th and 13th century. The legends include King Arthur and other medieval heroes who succeed against all odds every time they face great danger. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes



Welsh Folk Tales

Author : Peter Stevenson

Publisher : The History Press

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 14,29 MB

Release : 2017-02-02

Category : History

ISBN : 0750981903

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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.