Snowdonia Folk Tales
Northwest Wales--Old Gwynedd--is one of the most mythic parts of Britain, and if you dig beneath the surface of modern life you will find stories whose roots go back more than 2,000 years. The legends and folktales that have survived are windows into the worlds of our ancestors. A selection of such tales from Snowdonia is what you hold in your hand right now. Herein professional storyteller Eric Maddern retells ancient tales from across the kingdom of Gwynedd, from the majestic mountains of Snowdonia to the bracing Isle of Anglesey, in a fresh, contemporary style
Folklore
1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations
9780750966429, 0750966424
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Print version:
Title; Locations Map; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Welsh Pronunciation Guide; 1 Mythic Roots; 2 Legends of Arthur; 3 The Lives of Saints; 4 The Tylwyth Teg; 5 Folk Tales; 6 Historic Legends; 7 Epilogue; Bibliography; About the Author; Copyright