#MythologyMonday A whole plethora of Annwn (the Welsh Otherworld) posts in my feed today! Note that Annwyn, Annwfn, and Annwfyn are all legitimate spellings also... :) Partly this is down to orthographic variations in the source texts, which did not have a standardised spelling,

#MythologyMonday So many Cŵn Annwn posts going out today, that I feel I have to throw in this art, even if I have posted it like a dozen times before...! Did you know that the howls of the Cŵn Annwn grow quieter the closer they are to you? Quite disconcerting, I'm sure.

#FairyTaleTuesday As they were sitting, a mist fell so that not one of them could see the other. And after the mist, then, when they looked in the places where they had seen flocks and cattle and habitations before, no one could see anything whatsoever - neither house, nor

#LegendaryWednesday Gwydion was truly the mastermind of the Mabinogion, always plotting devious schemes to outwit his rivals. When his adopted son, Lleu Llaw Gyffes, was cursed to never bear arms unless given by Arianrhod, his estranged mother, Gwydion concocted a cunning plan

#WyrdWednesday One of the oldest heist stories in writing is the tale of Gwydion's cunning theft of a herd of enchanted swine from Pryderi, Lord of Dyfed. These weren't just any pigs—gifted by the underworld ruler Arawn, they were the first swine ever seen in the mortal realm, a

A little history of the sword Excalibur, and its roots in the Mabinogion... :)

The collection is titled Annwn - interested to see what how that theme will be interpreted!

#TheRingsOfPower Did you know that one of the earliest written stories involving a magic ring of invisibility is found in, yes you guessed it, the Mabinogion? In the story of Geraint ab Erbin, it's found by our eponymous hero. I've been enjoying The Rings of Power, not least

#BookologyThursday The character of Blodeuwedd, in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, is often painted as a treacherous villain, but there is a more compassionate way to look at her story. Created from flowers by Gwydion and Math to serve as the perfect wife for Lleu Llaw Gyffes,

This depiction of Gwydion poses an interesting question... Would the characters from the Mabinogion be bearded?? The research I find seems quite mixed. Although beards were certainly common among the Welsh by the medieval period, it may well be that the earlier Brythonic peoples

My father told me the wind helps the trees sing, and that if I listen carefully I will start to hear fragments of music familiar to me Now, as I sit in our woodland on a windy late summer day, I am surrounded by a complex symphony of my musical life

#FolkyFriday The Cymry shall rise to meet the Saxon tide, In battles that consume, standing firm in spite. Their great army, once they taste our might, Shall tremble on the hill at the clash and the cry. Armes Prydein – The Prophecy of Britain – is an ancient, stirring

nation.cymru/news/124-free-… Honestly, I couldn't care one bit about the parking spaces, but I just can't help sharing any photo of Castell Conwy that pops up in my feed! As a kid, this was always my favourite castle. It so perfectly represented everything that I felt a castle should

Wonderful trailer for Damh the Bard's interpretation of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi! Really looking forward to it... :) youtube.com/watch?v=77lmSk…

#screenshotsaturday A final trip to the beach, for the end of Summer... :) The coastline for Tales from The Mabinogion is inspired by various Pembrokeshire beaches, in particular Tresaith, with its lovely waterfall cascading directly into the sea. Getting that waterfall into the

#BookWormSat Owls have long been symbols of Autumn—creatures of the night, drawn to the fading light as winter approaches. Their silent flight and solitary nature resonate with the season's quiet transformations. In the stories of The Mabinogion, Blodeuwedd is a woman magically