Rarely has a nation’s mythos and essence been so elegantly captured as in this work. In this book, the reader will not only learn of the greatest Welsh legends (including King Arthur, Iolo ap Hugh, the Green Lady of Caerphilly), but also of the local fairy stories and even the superstitions of ancient-and not so ancient-Wales. The result was a spectacular work, divided up into four sections: “Faerie Realm,” the “Spirit-World,” “Quaint Old Customs,” and “Bells, Wells, Stones, and Dragons.” Scouring the hills and valleys of Wales after falling in love with the land, the author wrote down the oral traditions, stories, myths, and legends related to him by the people he met on his travels. Compiled by an American-the United States consul for Wales in the late nineteenth century-this volume was the work of several years’ labour. One of the most beautiful and complete collections of stories, legends, myths, folktales, and traditions to ever emerge from Wales.
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