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Kath Filmer-Davies, Fantasy Fiction And Welsh Myth: Tales Of Belonging
For example, the chapter on pigs in welsh mythology ( The Place of the PigKeeperTo Know Oneself ), while not justifying the fifty-dollar price of the book
http://www.greenmanreview.com/fictionandwelshmyth.html

Extractions: Kath Filmer-Davies, Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth: Tales of Belonging (St. Martin's Press, 1996) Around the world contemporary fantasy writers such as Susan Cooper and Jane Yolen are drawing more and more on ancient Welsh mythic tales and folklore as the basis of their stories. (See Grey Walker's review of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series.) Australian resident Kath Filmer-Davies is a Celtic researcher and twice winner of the Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. She has courses by mail in Celtic Studies and Arthuriana, and edits The Journal of Myth, Fantasy and Romanticism: Journal of the Mythopoeic Literature Society of Australia. In Fantasy Fiction and Welsh Myth she turns her keen eye on the matter of how Welsh myth is shaped by fantasy writers seeking to create something fresh. Jo Morrison notes in her comparative review of two different translations of The Mabinogion that "grand quests, swords, sorcery, gods, mortals, love, war, and a healthy sense of mystery can all be found in The Mabinogion ." But the author of this book rejects the commonly held theory that the richly detailed epics are why fantasy writers turn to the Welsh myths for inspiration. Instead, she believes their popularity stems from a sense of belonging she sees as inherent in the Welsh people and their myths.
The Welsh Tradition
The Revd Edward Davies, writing in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,was convinced that welsh mythology gave clear indications of the
http://chitalnja.narod.ru/celtic/celtmag/07.htm

Extractions: 4. The Welsh Tradition A recent scientific publication1 throws considerable light on the ancestry of the Welsh people and their genetic inheritance in particular. In addition to anthropometric, polymorphic and linguistic data, it includes a detailed survey of the blood groups and genetics of the indigenous population, which greatly aids the identification of the Celtic influence in the Principality. Ancestral origins can be ascertained from the information provided by the genetic frequencies in blood groups. In Wales there are three main genetic groupings, the oldest of which is to be found in the moors and moorland fringes of western Wales, and in areas of megalithic significance associated with prehistoric settlement. It carries the Â gene frequency, but without certain of the genetic identities usually found in the Â blood group in the Far East. This genetic feature was not, therefore, imported from eastern Europe or adjacent Asia in historical times as was generally suspected, but probably formed part of the original indigenous frequency. Those carrying this gene are few in number, however, when compared to the carriers of the Î gene frequency, which occurs in much of central and northern Wales, and is generally associated with the Goidelic Celts. It is interesting to note that the genetic code of this frequency can be traced to tribes in the western Caucasus and Transcaucasia, the Mediterranean Islands, and parts of northern Africa, all places from which the ancient Celts are reputed to have come. Physical anthropology, linguistics and archaeology all offer support for human migration from the eastern Mediterranean to Britain in Neolithic times and our reference informs us that the fundamental physical type in most of Wales is the long-headed brunette, universally belonging to the fair skinned Berbers or Mediterranean race of Sergi!
Elfwood: 'Owls And Flowers.' By Helen Rich
Here is a watercolour piece I did for the Bifrost Mythology project,based on welsh mythology. br Meet Blodeuedd (pronounced Blod
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/x/o/xothique/blodeuedd1.jpg.html
Medieval Readings & Links
after Arthur's death Godwin, Parke, Firelord , Arthur legend from his deathbed Jones,Gwyn Thomas, The Mabinogion , welsh mythology Walton, Evangeline, The
http://www.sehs.lane.edu/departments/englishdept/eurolit/euromedieval.html

Extractions: Various Norse sagas, such as King Harald's Saga and Egil's Saga written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, recount the lives of interesting and remarkable men. Harald Hardradi was defeated by King Harold of England in 1066 just before King Harold lost England to William the Conqueror. Egil Skallagrimsson was a 10th century Icelandic killer, poet, wanderer, and farmer among other things. Beowulf . Anglo-Saxon epic set in Denmark and Sweden. Beowulf battles monsters and a dragon. There are several translations in both prose and poetry. The Tain . Translated by Thomas Kinsella. An 8th century collection of stories of Irish heroes. Some of this material was rewritten by Lady Gregory in Gods and Fighting Men (Irish myths) and Cuchulain of Muirevne. The Mabinogion . Medieval Welsh stories and legends, some of which provide the kernels around which later Arthurian stories are built. Many of these tales were retold by Evangeline Walton in her four books The Island of the Mighty, The
British Mythology - Taliesin
Notes on the Tale of Taliesin. The Cauldron of Ceridwen. Ceridwens cauldron isthe traditional source of inspiration, or awen in the welsh mythology.
http://www.ynysprydein.org/myth/taliesin_notes.htm

Extractions: - Book of Taliesin XIV The Cauldron of Ceridwen The Discovery of Taliesin Maelgwn's Fate Taliesins Grave Note that Taliesin is discovered on May eve, which is the traditional time when the barriers between this world and the otherworld become thin. The reference in Taliesins poem to the fate of Maelgwn: And will tell your king what will befall him.
Welsh Myths, Legends And Stories
Courtesy of V Wales. Welsh Fairies and Supernatural Creatures Fiendish and fantasticimaginary creatures in welsh mythology. At the Mysterious Britain Web site.
http://gouk.about.com/cs/mythslegend1/
British And Celtic In Arts > Literature > Myths And Folktales
Overview article by Lars Noodén, discussing the tie between animals inCeltic and welsh mythology with fertility and vitality. The Ankou.
http://ilectric.com/browse/web/Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/British

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WELSH HISTORY LEGEND. Idris. In welsh mythology, a giant whose seatwas Cader Idris, a mountain ridge in Snowdonia. He was supposed
http://www.wales-bnp.com/idris.html
Welsh Studies Modules
Welsh Studies Modules. Level 3 Arthur and Medieval welsh mythology(Margaret Tilsley) Return to Courses information.
http://www.newi.ac.uk/rdover/welsh.htm
British And Celtic
tells a condensed version of Irish and welsh mythology, summarizing the Irish mythological,Ulster, Fennian and Historical cycles and the Welsh Mabinogion.
http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/pinolevalley/Clubs/CelticFolk.htm

Extractions: Celtic Folklore , compiled by Phillip J. Brown contains a wealth of Celtic myths and folktales. Here are included Lady Augusta Gregory's works on the Irish cycles of myths as well as collections of Fairy Tales and Folk stories by Crocker, Jacobs, Curtin, Rolleston, Sikes, and Evans-Wentz. Manx, Orkney, Cornish, and Somerset Folklore also have their own sections at this site. New! Lugodoc's Guide to Celtic Mythology tells a condensed version of Irish and Welsh mythology, summarizing the Irish mythological, Ulster, Fennian and Historical cycles and the Welsh Mabinogion. Dalriada Celtic Heritage Society - for Irish and Scottish culture, myths, and folklore.
British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends And Traditions Index
A study by Wirt Sikes (1881), etext from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/wfl/
Timeless Myths Celtic Mythology
Celtic myths and legends of Irish, welsh and Breton deities and heroes. There are tales on Ulster Cycle, Fenian Cycle and the Mabinogion.
http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/
Uk For Visitors
Discover Wales everything from arts and crafts to language and literature, history and mythology to sports and politics.
http://welshculture.about.com
Celtic Moon Design - Celtic Design From Ireland
Celtic Moon Design Celtic mythology brought to life through the artwork of welsh artist.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~celticmoon/
British Goblins
welsh folklore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions by Wirt Sikes (1881)(XML format).
http://www.unityspot.com/arthurs/fairy/goblin10.xml

Extractions: This document was prepared with borrowed Blackmask Online etext for Arthur's Classic Novels. arthur@unityspot.com, June 18, 2002. As of this date are included unicode 8-bit characters (#160 to #255 inclusive) encoding="UTF-8". This document was prepared with borrowed Blackmask Online etext for Arthur's Classic Novels. XML markup by Arthur Wendover. June 18, 2002. (See source file for details.) Welsh folk-lore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions by Wirt Sikes Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology Classification of Welsh Fairies Lake Fairies Mountain Fairies Changelings Living with the Tylwyth Teg Fairy Music Fairy Rings Piety as a Protection from the Tylwyth Teg Origins of Welsh Fairies Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General WITH But since the knowledge of our maturer years destroys all that, it is with a degree of satisfaction we can turn to the consolations of the fairy mythology. The beloved tales of old are 'not true' but at least they are not mere idle nonsense, and they have a good and sufficient reason for being in the world; we may continue to respect them. The wit who observed that the final cause of fairy legends is 'to afford sport for people who ruthlessly track them to their origin,' [Saturday Review,' October 20, 1877] expressed a grave truth in jocular form. Since one can no longer rest in peace with one's ignorance, it is a comfort to the lover of fairy legends to find that he need not sweep them into the grate as so much rubbish; on the contrary they become even more enchanting in the crucible of science than they were in their old character.
Emerald Rose Home
A North Georgia band featuring a repertoire of traditional Celtic music (Irish, Scottish, welsh, and Cornish) and original songs inspired by Celtic folklore and mythology.
http://www.emeraldrose.com/
British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends And Traditions
British Goblins welsh folklore, fairy mythology, legends and traditions. WirtSikes. This page copyright © 2001 Blackmask Online. http//www.blackmask.com.
http://www.blackmask.com/books28c/britgob.htm

Extractions: Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology Classification of Welsh Fairies Lake Fairies Mountain Fairies ... Fairy Money and Fairy Gifts in General Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology I. WITH regard to other divisions of the field of folk-lore, the views of scholars differ, but in the realm of faerie these differences are reconciled; it is agreed that fairy tales are relics of the ancient mythology; and the philosophers stroll hand in hand harmoniously. This is as it should be, in a realm about which cluster such delightful memories of the most poetic period of life - childhood, before scepticism has crept in as ignorance slinks out. The knowledge which introduced scepticism is infinitely more valuable than the faith it displaced; but, in spite of that, there be few among us who have not felt evanescent regrets for the displacement by the foi scientifique of the old faith in fairies. There was something so peculiarly fascinating in that old belief, that 'once upon a time' the world was less practical in its facts than now, less commonplace and hum-drum, less subject to the inexorable laws of gravitation, optics, and the like. What dramas it has yielded! What poems, what dreams, what delights! But since the knowledge of our maturer years destroys all that, it is with a degree of satisfaction we can turn to the consolations of the fairy mythology. The beloved tales of old are 'not true' - but at least they are not mere idle nonsense, and they have a good and sufficient reason for being in the world; we may continue to respect them. The wit who observed that the final cause of fairy legends is 'to afford sport for people who ruthlessly track them to their origin,' [Saturday Review,' October 20, 1877] expressed a grave truth in jocular form. Since one can no longer rest in peace with one's ignorance, it is a comfort to the lover of fairy legends to find that he need not sweep them into the grate as so much rubbish; on the contrary they become even more enchanting in the crucible of science than they were in their old character.
British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends And Traditions
Mystery, Suspense, History, Gothic, Literature, Books, Arts
http://www.blackmask.com/page.php?do=jump&link_id=2879
Mythology Celtic Welsh
A multipage web site with essays on Scottish and Celtic history, mythology of the Celts and Norse, Ogham Celtic tree runes for divination, Sale of myth and
http://users.breathe.co.uk/kiss/page28.html
Bulfinch's Mythology, Age Of Chivalry, Part II, Chapter 19: The Mabinogeon
Part II, Chapter 19 The Mabinogeon The Britons, welsh Language and Literature,welsh Bards, Triads. Annotated, illustrated, hyperlinked Bulfinch's mythology.
http://www.bulfinch.org/tales/chiv19.html

Extractions: THE BRITONS THE earliest inhabitants of Britain are supposed to have been a branch of that great family known in history by the designation of Celts. Cambria, which is a frequent name for Wales, is thought to be derived from Cymri, the name which the Welsh traditions apply to an immigrant people who entered the island from the adjacent continent. This name is thought to be identical with those of Cimmerians and Cimbri, under which the Greek and Roman historians describe a barbarous people, who spread themselves from the north of the Euxine over the whole of Northwestern Europe. The origin of the names Wales and Welsh has been much canvassed. Some writers make them a derivation from Gael or Gaul, which names are said to signify "woodlanders"; others observe that Walsh, in the Northern languages, signifies a stranger, and that the aboriginal Britons were so called by those who at a later era invaded the island and possessed the greater part of it, the Saxons and Angles. The Romans held Britain from the invasion of Julius Caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island, A.D. 420,- that is, about five hundred years. In that time there must have been a wide diffusion of their arts and institutions among the natives. The remains of roads, cities, and fortifications show that they did much to develop and improve the country, while those of their villas and castles prove that many of the settlers possessed wealth and taste for the ornamental arts. Yet the Roman sway was sustained chiefly by force, and never extended over the entire island. The northern portion, now Scotland, remained independent, and the western portion, constituting Wales and Cornwall, was only nominally subjected.

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