The Merlin Files 2 – Prophet
In last week’s article we touched on the Welsh legend Merlin’s penchant for enigmatic prophecy when, as a boy, in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, he forecast that the Saxons...
Category: Myths & Legends
The Merlin Files 1 – Boy Wonder
The legendary Merlin – or Myrddin – has so many connections with Wales that he demands our attention, whether we live in the North or the South of the country (or even if we...
Dynwen – Wales’s Saint of Love (Part 2)
Continued from yesterday… The truth is that the King, my father, did not meet with us. He was too busy. He simply instructed my mother to inform me that my marriage was arranged with...
Dynwen – Wales’s Saint of Love (Part 1)
There’s not much to tell really of my early life. Certainly no one could have predicted what would happen. Princess I was, but one among 24 daughters. In our busy household no one would have...
Ancient Connections: Free History Hunter Training
Media Release from Ancient Connections: Ever fancied delving into your family or local history? Can you imagine yourself as a historic supersleuth unearthing long lost nuggets of history from the dust of ancient archives?...
The Birth of Dewi
A version of the legend of St David (Dewi) speaks of the rape of his mother and of her giving birth on a stormy night alone, while God wreathed her in full summer. It...
The Causeway of Belinus
What links the western edge of Pembrokeshire to Oxford and thence to a dragon myth tied to the very foundation of Wales? The answer is an ancient Celtic path known as the Causeway of...
Pembrokeshire Legends: Skomar Oddy
In the old days, before even our great-great-great-grandfathers were born, back further than any living person can remember, back when the world was green and fresh, and Wales was even more mysterious than it...
The Legend of the Afanc of Brynberian
The village of Brynberian at the foot of the Preselli hills in northern Pembrokeshire has an ancient history and a curious legend. It is said that a long, long time ago, in a village that...
