Snowdonia Folk Tales

by Eric Maddern

Sue Mynall (Illustrator)

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The old kingdom of Gwynedd – the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), Ynys (Anglesey) and the Llyˆn Peninsula – may be the most mythic landscape in Britain. The ancient Druids and from it sprang the tales of Blessed Bran who protected the land, wizards who made a Woman of Flowers, and Merlin the dragon whisperer whose prophecy echoes still. The poet Taliesin walked these hills, Welsh bards told stories of Arthur by these hearths and saints made pilgrimages along these paths. From these hidden nooks the Tylwyth Teg (Fair Folk) emerged to tease the people, and through these mountain passes rode Llywelyn the Great and Owain Glyndwˆ r, living lives that would be spun into legend. Storyteller and singer Eric Maddern has gathered these old tales here and breathed fresh life into them.
  • ISBN10 0750966424
  • ISBN13 9780750966429
  • Publish Date 5 October 2015
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The History Press Ltd
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 192
  • Language English