Kilhwch and Olwen or the Twrch Trwyth
The following is the tale of Kilhwch and Olwen or the Twrch Trwyth as told by Lady Charlotte Guest in her 1877 translation of The Mabinogion.
Folklore / Folktales / King Arthur / Legends / Welsh Folktales
by Ian · Published March 17, 2011 · Last modified December 31, 2018
The following is the tale of Kilhwch and Olwen or the Twrch Trwyth as told by Lady Charlotte Guest in her 1877 translation of The Mabinogion.
Ancient Sites / Burial Mounds / Giants / King Arthur / Legends
by Ian · Published November 8, 2010 · Last modified December 28, 2018
Arthur’s Stone is the name given to the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb. Aged around 5000 years old (3700BC – 2700BC), the monument consists of a huge cap stone weighing over 25 tonnes and nine upright stones.
Aquatic Monsters / Cryptozoology / Dragons / King Arthur / Legends
by Ian · Published July 25, 2009 · Last modified November 22, 2018
The glacial lake of Llyn Cau at Cader Idris is said to be bottomless and according to tradition it is thought to be the home of a lake monster responsible for drowning a man who went swimming in the cold waters.
Ancient Sites / Burial Mounds / King Arthur / Legends
by Ian · Published May 30, 2009 · Last modified November 22, 2018
The Cors-y-Gedol burial chamber which still has it’s capstone intact is also referred to as Arthur’s Quoit and can be found close to some ancient hut circles known as the Irishmen’s huts on the slope of Moelfre.
Ancient Sites / King Arthur / Scottish Folktales
by Daniel Parkinson · Published March 5, 2009 · Last modified December 15, 2018
Eildon Hill is a triple peak that dominates the landscape around Melrose in Southern Scotland. The hillfort was occupied in pre-historic times, was used as a signal station by the Romans, and was re-occupied during the Romano-British period. It is associated with the legendary wizard Michael Scot, and the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer.
Ancient Sites / King Arthur / Legends / Standing Stones
by Ian · Published November 25, 2008 · Last modified December 9, 2018
The Lochmaben Stane (or Lochmabenstane, Lochmabenstone, Clochmabenstane, Old Graitney Stone, Lowmabanstane, Loughmabanestane) stands in a farmers field near where the Kirtle Water enters the Solway Firth. Made if granite, it measures 7-8 feet in height and has a girth between 18 and 21 feet (depending upon your source).
Articles / King Arthur / Legends
by Ian · Published September 15, 2008 · Last modified January 2, 2019
The legend of Arthur is one of the most popular and well known of British legends. From early brief passages to the mythic epic we know today, the story of Arthur has long been a source of inspiration to writers, poets and artists. He has become associated with hundreds of places in the British Isles and France, some of which will be listed in the gazetteer section in the coming months.
Articles / King Arthur / Legends
by Ian · Published September 15, 2008 · Last modified January 2, 2019
The story of Gawain and the Green Knight, follows a theme that is to be found in other Celtic myths, and is typical of the supernatural testing of warriors. The beheading challenge is a common folklore motif, and can be found in the tales of Cuchulian the hound of Ulster.
Articles / King Arthur / Legends / Merlin
by Ian · Published September 15, 2008 · Last modified January 2, 2019
A brief run through of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s version of the Arthurian legend from ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’.
Celtic Pantheons / King Arthur / Pantheons
by Ian · Published September 15, 2008 · Last modified January 2, 2019
A Welsh and Irish god of giant size who was the son of the sea god Mannannan Mac Lir.
Bran had many heroic episodes, but was fatally injured during an excursion to Ireland to rescue his sister Branwen. Mortally wounded in the foot with a poisoned spear, he ordered his companions to take his severed head to the White Mount, where the Tower of London now stands.
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