Mountain Fairies - British Goblins CT005

Mountain Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 4 by Wirt Sikes Sikes brings us details of the Gwyllion, frightful female fairies, tells us the tale of John ap John meeting the Old Woman of the Mountain and explores the notion of Exorcism by Knife. He then talks about the magical properties of goats and tells us the fascinating story of Cadwaladr and his Fairy Goat! Running Order: Section 1 0:50 The Gwyllion 1:11 The Old Woman of the Mountain 2:04 Section 2 5:29 The Black Mountain Gwyll 5:32 Section 3 7:13 Exorcism by Knife 7:18 Section 4 10:27 Occult Intellectual Powers of Welsh Goats 10:30 The Legend of Cadwaladr's Goat 11:00   Names Used in this Section All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you. Gwyllion Gwyll Cadwaladr Hecate Ellyllon Puck Prophet Jones Lanhyddel Mountain in Monmouthshire Wwb! Ww-bwb! Aberystruth Juan White Shui Lasgarn hill near Pontypool Breconshire Robert Williams Langattock, Crickhowel (Llangatwg in Welsh) John ap John, of Cwm Celyn Caerleon Fair Milfre Mountain Bryn Mawr Bwlch y Llwyn Gilfach fields Indianapolis Evan Thomas Bedwellty Mountain Ebwy Fawr Excalibur Tylwyth Teg diawi Yn awr maiden Camarthen   Coblynau   British Goblins can be found on Sacred Texts. You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia. Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts. Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.   Save Save  

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