Superstitions in Pontyddim
In Pontyddim the children’s saying “Beware the crow with the wooden leg” was a warning of long Winters. The crow was said to have stolen his leg from the great tree which guarded the crops, meaning many would starve, so avert your eyes if you see one.
Founder and Editor of Pilgrim House, currently researching folklore and early Welsh Christianity and curator of the archives of the lost village of Pontyddim.