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Gerwyn the Gentle

Pontyddim legend tells of Gerwyn the Gentle, who asked King Drunwen for the hand of his daughter Aderyn in marriage. Drunwen tasked Gerwyn to slay the beast that haunted the river. Gerwyn, a gentle man…

  • by Tom Stanger
  • Posted on December 12, 2018August 3, 2022
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The Rhai Gwenwynig

Ancient Pontyddim legend tells of King Drunwen’s kingdom which was plagued by the Rhai Gwenwynig, a demonic people whose screams turned people to stone. Drunwen meets the Rhai Gwenwynig and makes them drunk on mead,…

  • by Tom Stanger
  • Posted on December 7, 2018August 3, 2022
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Rhys’s Dream

After discovering some early writings concerning Pontyddim an addiction fell upon the young Rhys whose obsession with learning its mysteries soon overtook his waking and sleeping life. Quagmire The night of mystery,strange illusions in the…

  • by Tom Stanger
  • Posted on November 26, 2018August 3, 2022
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