Welsh Folk Tales

by Peter Stevenson

Book Overview

This book, a selection of folk tales, true tales, tall tales, myths, gossip, legends and memories, celebrates and honors unique Welsh stories. Some are well known, others from forgotten manuscripts or out-of-print volumes, and some are contemporary oral tales. They reflect the diverse tradition of storytelling, and the many meanings of 'chwedlau'. If someone says, "Chwedl Cymraeg?" they are asking, "Do you speak Welsh?" and "Do you tell a tale in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750966041
• ISBN13: 9780750966047
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 272 Pages