According to the poet Guto’r Glyn, Rhys ap Thomas struck the blow that killed Richard III.

The Wreckers of Cefn Sidan​ 'Gwyr-y-Bwyelli Bach' The people with little hatchets. The Captain of the La Jeune Emma peered through the...

The Salt Smugglers of Mawddach​ "The only thing worse than a smuggler is the excise man who tries to catch him!" Dr. Samuel Johnson 1709...

Gwrtheyrn was a British King who lived in Kent during the 5th Century. He was a timid man and his kingdom was weak. He employed...

Elisedd ap Gwylog was a 1st Century King of Powys and a descendant of Brochweil Ysgithrog, so named because of his fang like teeth and...

The Angelystor of Llangernyw. ‘When the bell begins to toll, Lord, have mercy on the soul.’ The Venerable Bede, 672-735. Our forefathers...

Dear as remembered kisses after death, And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd On lips that are for others; deep as love, Deep as...

'And they blessed Rebecca and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess...

Gwyn ap Nudd was King of the Underworld and the mountains of Cadair Berwyn and Moel Sych his throne. His was a cold, barren kingdom...

Robert Llwyd Hari was a farm servant at Gilar Farm, near the village of Rhydlydan. His hobby was playing cards. Each evening, after he...

The story of Twm Sion Cati is a well-documented legend told and retold by the Welsh over the years. Twm Sion Cati was a robber and an...

A legendary tale from Wales of magic, a nasty innkeeper and a strange dance.

Lord Myddleton became a proud man when he learned that his beautiful young wife was with child. He had married late and needed to sire an...

The Love of Gwladus and Einion​ Photograph by kind permission of djangostan View more of his great pictures here. Brychan of Brycheiniog...

Welsh Legends and Myths Eighty legends and myths from across Wales. In the 19th Century, the Reverend Elias Owen was a school inspector...