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Mytholeg Cymreig. Welsh myth, legend, folklore and magic beyond the Mabinogion. Quite a huge dose of Welsh magic to be honest with you. Twitter profile was @mythwelsh
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I was last here around 20 years ago. Trefignath on Ynys Gybi - midday today. #TombTuesday @stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social

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Sea Holly. Gower, Wales. May 2025. #seaholly #WildFlowerHour #wildflowers #BloomScrolling #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #nature #photography

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A new exhibition at Queen Street Gallery, Neath: Folklore, Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends. I can spot some Blodeuwedds, some Mari Lwyds, maybe a Branwen... www.queenstreetgalleryneath.co.uk/folklore

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Darlith Haf Heneb / Summer Lecture Tocynnau/Tickets: heneb.org.uk/event/henebs...

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I am but mad north-northwest. When the wind is southerly, I know a Hawkman from a handgun.

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Pause a while, and read some poetry... R.S. Thomas

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Mae mis Mehefin yn amser gwych o'r flwyddyn i wyfynod. Dyma ambell un hardd sydd i'w weld yn hedfan yng Nghymru ym mis Mehefin: Gwalch-wyfyn Yswydd Gwyfyn Bwâu Llwydfelyn Gwyfyn Peli Pinc Cragen Felen (gwyfyn sy'n hedfan yn ystod y dydd)

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Again, not the actual copy in my personal library as my phone is crap and it's very cumbersome to upload pics. My copy doesn't have a DJ. #booksky

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Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan speaking about the character of Peredur from the Mabinogion and elsewhere. (In Welsh.) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Someone else's photo but I do have the 1907 first edition. Mine has a little bit of water damage. #booksky

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My edition of Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch (The White Book of Rhydderch) has a red cover while my edition of the Brutiau in the Red Book of Hergest has a blue cover! #booksky (I've used someone else's photo as it's a little too complicated for me to upload my own).

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Today's book from my personal collection.

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I don't think anyone could say that the Mabinogion etc is part of everyday culture in contemporary Wales, but it's certainly part of the arts culture.

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This is on at Chapter in Cardiff on Tuesday: 'Join Claire Mace for a bilingual retelling of the story of Olwen, the giant’s daughter, with hair yellower than the broom and cheeks pinker than the foxglove.' wegottickets.com/event/655539/

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Today's book from my personal collection. #booksky

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#TowardDawn is a #Welsh mythology inspired RPG from solo dev @deviserene.bsky.social. Carys and the gwyllgi Bleddyn battle mythical Welsh creatures like Bwbachod and Ci Annwn. Lots more references to #Wales, #Cymraeg and Welsh folklore exist that will be explored in future videos.

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Today's book from my personal collection. #booksky

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Mae Ieithoedd Modern ym Mhrifysgol Bangor dan fygythiad / Modern Languages at Bangor University are under threat. Manylion a deiseb yma / Details and petition here: stopcutsinmlatbangor.uk

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#LegendaryWednesday In Wales the flowers of St John's Wort were traditionally harvested at Midsummer [Alban Hefin] - the flowers were believed to absorb the sun's rays, bring good luck, prosperity & an abundant harvest, as well as offering protection from witches, demons and thunder! 🎨J E Smith 1806

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Today's bit of showing off my library. Just a stock photo this time as though I have a great library I have a crappy phone and half the time my photos don't upload to Bsky. #booksky

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Today's selection of Welsh related books from my personal library.

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In an era of higher education cuts, especially in Languages and History, here is a rather touching death notice of the Welsh scholar Rhygyfarch of St David's. He composed a number of works including a Latin Life of St David (Quote from Brut y Twysogyon or ... 1/4 #wales #history

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Post a banger that's not in English www.youtube.com/watch?v=aduO...

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That thing where I post photos of books from my personal library with no comments. Do I need a hashtag?

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This arrived yesterday. It's very hard to find. (Pretty hard to understand too.)

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Welsh folklore tells us that June is a month of midsummer magic marked by fire and festivity. The cuckoo changes her call in June, a shift said to foretell the year ahead. Warm and welcome? A good omen. Strange or harsh? Trouble may follow. Listen closely... #folkloresunday #Wales

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Trying again: a book from my personal library with no explanation etc

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Margaret Jones's legendary edition of Y Mabinogi was published in 1984 and has influenced two to three generations of children growing up in Wales and around the world. . . We see our mythology and folk tales through Margaret's eyes. www.ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/t-no...

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