Gwragedd Annwn

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Gwragedd Annwn
GroupingFaeries
Similar entitiesTylwyth Teg
FolkloreMyth
Other name(s)Lake Maidens
Wives of the Lower World
CountryWales
RegionNeath Port Talbot

In Welsh folklore the Gwragedd Annwn (singular Welsh: gwraig annwn[1]) are beautiful female fairies who live beneath lakes and rivers[2][3] and are counted among the Tylwyth Teg or Welsh fairy folk.[3][4] They are also known as Lake Maidens or Wives of the Lower World.[1][5]

Folklore[]

Legends state that the Gwragedd Annwn who lived in Llyn Barfog, or Crumlyn Lake, were ordinary humans cursed by St Patrick for taunting him during a visit.[1] They are also said to be the originators of Welsh Black cattle, who are descendants of the legendary cow Fuwch Gyfeiliorn, who came from the land of the Gwragedd Annwn.[1][3][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d (Sikes 1880, p. 39-43)
  2. ^ (Sikes 1880, p. 12, 34)
  3. ^ a b c (Davies 1911, p. 89)
  4. ^ (Sikes 1880, p. 12)
  5. ^ (Rhys 1901, p. 17)
  6. ^ (Rhys 1901, p. 8-12)

Bibliography[]

  • Davies, Jonathan Ceredig (1911). Folklore of West and Mid-Wales. Aberystwyth.
  • Rhys, John (1901). Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx. Vol. 1. Clarendon Press.
  • Sikes, Wirt (1880). British Goblins: Welsh Folklore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington.
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