Old Man Nok
In an area known as Pren Tywyll on the fourth hill surrounding Pontyddim lived Old Man Nok who was blamed for the death of a young boy named Morgan. Parents grouped together and killed Nok…
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The Ysbryd Pren
The Ysbryd Pren were spirits which followed people through the woods at night, making the sound of footsteps. Hearing them was a sign of bad luck, to see them was an omen of death, so…
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,…
The ‘She’: She who steals the night.
In Pontyddim Lore, Tristessa became the ‘She’ and lived in the shadows. While dreamers dreamt of travelling to distant realms she would wait until the dreamer awoke to steal their soul. This is why you…
Iona and the birth of Man
Like the Biblical Eve, Pontyddim has its First Woman. The tale of Iona tells of the gods creating her from their own breath in order to be the fire that quells the darkness of winter.…
The Dwy Ferch Geg
In Pontyddim lore the Dwy Ferch Geg was the daughter of Bishop Osberth, cursed after the death of Bronwyn ferch Gwyn Bleddyn, who he’d put to death for witchcraft. Looking like an ordinary woman she…
The Glynu Rhai
The Glynu Rhai, or ‘Sticking Ones’ were malicious spirits returning from the dead to avenge those who caused their deaths. Taking host bodies they only left once they had accomplished their goal, sometimes taking their…
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…
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,…
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…