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Celtic Tomes

By: Gary & Ruth Colcombe
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  • Readings from the Classic Celtic books - everything for lovers of the Lore and stories of the Ancient Celts. We will cover the Celts, Fairies, Myths, Legends, Folklore and stories from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other Celtic realms. If like us, you have seen all those wonderful books that were once published about Celtic Mythology, Folklore, or the Fairies and wished that you had the time to read them, then you have found the right podcast to bring them to your fireside.
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  • The Faerie Realms - British Goblins CT001

    The Faerie Realms - British Goblins CT001
    May 10 2017

    British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881)

    The Faerie Realms

    The Preface

    by

    Wirt Sikes

    A comprehensive exposition of ghosts, fairies, dragons, superstitions and supernatural folklore drawn from the Welsh traditions, 'British Goblins' is packed with information on fairy mythology.

    The Old Woman of the Mountain

     

    Names Used in this Section

    Caerleon

    Camarthen

    Mr. Sikes doesn't really use any other strange names in this Preface, but he does quote from Chaucer - which may need noting here.

    He quotes from the Wife of Bath's Tale, and he says:

    In olde dayes of the Kyng Arthour, ...
    Al was this lond fulfilled of fayrie; ...

     

    British Goblins can be found on Sacred Texts.

    You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia.

    Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts.

    Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

     

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    5 mins
  • Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythology - British Goblins CT002

    Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythology - British Goblins CT002
    May 24 2017

    Fairy Tales and Ancient Mythology

    British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881)

    Book 1 Chapter 1

    by

    Wirt Sikes

    A comprehensive exposition of ghosts, fairies, dragons, superstitions and supernatural folklore drawn from the Welsh traditions, 'British Goblins' is packed with information on fairy mythology. All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, will be found recorded in the show-notes below and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you.

    Running Order:

    • Book 1: The Realm of Faerie 0:46
    • Section 1 1:24
      • Fairy Tales and the Ancient Mythology 1:46
      • The Compensations of Science 3:00
    • Section 2 3:58
      • Existing Belief in Fairies in Wales 4:02
      • The Faith of Culture 5:33
      • The Credulity of Ignorance 7:13
    • Section 3 8:48
      • The Old Time Welsh Fairyland 8:52
    • Section 4 11:26
      • The Fairy King 11:30
      • The Legend of St. Collen and Gwyn ap Nudd 12:32
    • Section 5 15:32
      • The Green Meadows of the Sea 15:35
      • Fairies at Market 17:34
      • The Land of Mystery 18:30

     

    Fairies marketing at Laugharne

    Names Used in this Section

    Rev John Logan
    St. Collen
    Gwyn ap Nudd
    "foi scientifique"
    Archaeologia Cambrensis
    Mr. John Walter Lukis, President of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society
    Glamorganshire
    Merthyr
    Chaucer's Wyf of Bathes Tale:

            In olde dayes of the Kyng Arthour, ...
            Al was this lond fulfilled of fayrie; ...
            I speke of many hundrid yer ago;
            But now can no man see non elves mo.

    Dryden
    Gwerddonau Llion
    Gwydion
    Dyfed (Demetia)
    Mabinogion
    Lady Charlotte Guest
    Pembroke
    Carmarthen
    Cardigan
    Vale of Neath
    Craig y Ddinas
    Morgana
    Mor Gwyn
    Morgan
    king of Annwn
    Avalon of the Arthurian legends
    Parry's 'Welsh Melodies'
    British king Gavran
    Three Losses by Disappearance
    Merlin
    Madog
    Pembrokeshire
    Carmarthenshire
    Milford Haven
    Laugharne
    Flemings in 1113

     

    British Goblins can be found on Sacred Texts.

    You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia.

    Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts.

    Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

     

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    21 mins
  • Classification of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT003

    Classification of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT003
    Jun 7 2017
    Classification of Welsh Fairies British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 1 Chapter 2 by Wirt Sikes Examining the different types of Welsh Fairies, from the Pwca (and Shakespeare's Puck) to the Ellylldan, Coblynau, Knockers and household fairies. Sikes also looks at Dwarfs, bogies and hobgoblins as well as telling us a humourous story of the Preacher and the Bwbach. Rowli Pugh and the Ellyl Running Order: Section 1 0:42 General Designation 1:53Habits of the Tylwyth Teg 3:43 Section 2 5:38 Ellyllon, or Elves 5:42Shakespeare's Use of Welsh Folk-Lore 7:41 Section 3 8:28 Rowli Pugh and the Ellyll 9:24Household Story Roots 12:22 Section 4 13:42 The Ellylldan 13:44 Section 5 17:19 The Pooka 17:20Puck Valley, Breconshire 18:11Where Shakespeare got his Puck 21:07 Section 6 21:43 Pwca'r Trwyn 21:44Usual Form of the Pooka Story 21:57 Section 7 22:44 Coblynau or Mine Fairies 22:46The Knockers 23:01 Section 8 24:14 Miner's Superstitions 24:18Basilisks and Fire Fiends 27:50 Section 9 28:54 A Fairy Coalmine 29:20The Dwarfs of Cae Caled 30:29 Section 10 32:18 Counterparts of the Coblynau 32:18 Section 11 34:36 The Bwbach, or Household Fairy 34:40Legend of the Bwbach and the Preacher 35:33 Section 12 37:20 Bogies and Hobgoblins 37:23Carrying Mortals through the Air 37:47Counterparts and Originals 38:04  Charcoal drawn figure of the Pwca   Names Used in this Section All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you. Keightley The Elves The Dwarfs or Trolls The Nisses The Necks, Mermen & Mermaids The Ellyllon (Elves) The Coblynau (Mine fairies) The Bwbachod (House fairies) The Gwragedd Annwn (Lake Fairies) The Gwyllion (Mountain Fairies) Y Tylwyth Teg (yn y Coed), Tylwth Teg y Mwn Bendith y Mamau Eumenides Sir Walter Scott Dayak Laplander Ammam El - 'spirit' Elf - 'element' Elihim (Hebrew) Davydd ab Gwilym Yr doedd ym mhob gobant Ellyllon mingeimion gant Ymenyn tylwyth teg bwyd ellyllon menyg ellyllon Gwyn ap Nudd Shakespeare Mercutio Mab Cymric mabgar mabgath mabiaith mabinogi Mabiogion Peterston-super-Ely Cardiff Glamorganshire Rowli Pugh Ellyll Catti Jones Bwbach Mr. Baring-Gould Grimm's Witchelma(umlaut)nner Hausma(um.)nner Milton's L'Allegro Ellylldan Will-o'-wisp Scandinavian Lyktgubhe Breton Sand Yan y Tad (Saint John the Father) Dan (fire) ignis fatuus Jack-muh-lantern Iolo the Bard Pwca, or Pooka, Puck   The Pwca Cambrian fairies Richard Price, son of Sir John Price Brecon Cym Pwca, Puck Valley Clydach in Breconshire Frere and Powell Trwyn Farm, near Abergwyddon (Abercarne) Pwca'r Trwyn Campbell Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. Siddons The Oswestry Advertiser Cefn Penrhyn Priestley Knockers Newport, Monmouthshire William Evans of Hafodafel Beacon Mountain Egbert Williams Denbighshire Cae Caled Parish of Bodfari Lanelwyd House Barbara Jones Wichtlein (little Wights) Haus-schmiedlein (little House-smiths) Heldenbuch Catskill Mountains Hendrik Hudson Cardiganshire Cwrw da Bogie Hobgoblin Gobelin 'Le gobelin vous mangera, le gobelin vous emportera.' hob, hopp, coblyn, goblin Slavonic 'bog' Baga of the Cuneiform Inscriptions Professor Fiske Aryan Bhaga, Sanskrit of the Vedas Phrygian Zeus "Bagaios" Xerxxes Southey Coblynau   British Goblins can be found on Sacred Texts. You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia. Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts. Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.   Save Save Save
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