(S1E4) 💧 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, Part 1: Ladies of the Lakes
Folkways: The Folklore of Britain and IrelandShow Notes
Today we’re getting out our hiking boots and heading into the mountains to dive into the world of the Gwragedd Annwn: the water women of the Welsh lakes. We start with the most famous lake lady of all - the keeper of Excalibur in the legends of King Arthur - before finding ourselves in the Brecon Beacons for the story of Rhiwallon and the Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach. The first of a three-part mini-series.
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Sikes, Wirt (1880) ‘British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions’. Reprint, Glastonbury: The Lost Library, 2010 https://bit.ly/3lCV95U
Stevenson, Peter ‘Welsh Folk Tales’ Gloucestershire: The History Press, 2017 https://bit.ly/3nSqR10
Malory, Thomas (1485) ‘Le Morte D’Arthur’. Reprint, Independently published, 2019 https://amzn.to/2FiGmhl
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