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 should never open your eyes if you wake during the night.
Founder and Editor of Pilgrim House, currently researching folklore and early Welsh Christianity and curator of the archives of the lost village of Pontyddim.