What happened to the Celtic gods of Iron Age Europe? Where are they in later Celtic folklore?
Category Archives: Welsh Folklore
The Witch, the Hare and the Saint
The witch transformed into a hare is an old folk tale found across many parts of Europe. In Wales, theContinue reading “The Witch, the Hare and the Saint”
The Fairy Bride Legend
The Fairy Bride Legend is a type of folk tale that’s found in many parts of Britain and Ireland. ButContinue reading “The Fairy Bride Legend”
The Physicians of Myddfai
The story of Llyn y Fan Fach is one of the most famous Welsh fairy tales, and one of theContinue reading “The Physicians of Myddfai”
Dancing with the Tylwyth Teg
The Fairy Rings, Cylchoedd y Tylwyth Teg, are a common feature of Welsh fairy tales, especially those concerning the disappearanceContinue reading “Dancing with the Tylwyth Teg”
Tylwyth Teg Teaching Tales?
The Welsh storytelling tradition contains what we could call teaching tales, the most famous being The Four Branches of theContinue reading “Tylwyth Teg Teaching Tales?”
Tylwyth Teg, Taliesin and Reincarnation
Changelings – fairy children exchanged for human infants – are part of several folk traditions across Europe. In Wales, theyContinue reading “Tylwyth Teg, Taliesin and Reincarnation”
Tylwyth Teg of the Mists
The Tylwyth Teg (Welsh Fair Folk) have many attributes that connect them to the earlier supernatural beings of the Mabinogi,Continue reading “Tylwyth Teg of the Mists”
The Folklore of Gwyn ap Nudd, Part 2
The modern folklore regarding Gwyn ap Nudd depicts him as a wild psychopomp, hunting the souls of the dead withContinue reading “The Folklore of Gwyn ap Nudd, Part 2”
The Folklore of Gwyn ap Nudd, Part 1
This is the first in a series of talks on Welsh folklore. Gwyn ap Nudd is one of the clearestContinue reading “The Folklore of Gwyn ap Nudd, Part 1”