Changelings - British Goblins CT006

Changelings - British Goblins CT006

Author: Gary & Ruth Colcombe July 5, 2017 Duration: 17:39

Changelings

British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881)

Book 1 Chapter 5

by

Wirt Sikes

Changelings among Welsh fairies. Stories of the Plentyn-newid, or Changelings, among Welsh Fairies. Methods of exorcising the Changeling child, the Frugal Meal, the story of Dewi Dal and the Fairies, and how mothers can sometimes stop the Fairies kidnapping their child!

Running Order:

  • Section 1 0:49
    • The Plentyn-newid 1:22
    • The Cruel Creed of Ignorance regarding Changelings 3:00
    • Modes of Ridding the House of the Fairy Child 3:35
  • Section 2 5:04
    • The Legend of the Frugal Meal 5:06
  • Section 3 7:31
    • Legend of the Place of Strife 7:34
  • Section 4 11:02
    • Dewi Dal and the Fairies 11:04
  • Section 5 13:08
    • Prevention of Fairy Kidnapping 13:10
    • Fairies caught in the Act by Mothers 13:15
    • Piety as an Exorcism 14:00

 

Names Used in this Section

All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronounciations right for you.

Plentyn-newid
Dewi Dal
Tylwyth Teg
Edmund John William
Monmouthshire
Carnarvonshire
Martin Luther
Colloquia Mensalia
Prince of Anhalt
homicidium
River Moldaw
M. Villemarqué
Glamorganshire


    Gwcljz vi ken guelet iar wenn,                    
    Gwcljz mez ken gwelet gwezen.
    Gweljz mez ha gweliz gwial,
    Gweliz derven e Koat Brezal,
    Biskoaz na weliz kemend all.


    Gweliz mez ken gwelet derven,
    Gweliz vi ken gwelet iar wenn,
    Erioez ne wiliz evelhenn
    [Keightley, 'Fairy Mythology']


Radnorshire
Montgomeryshire
Trefeglwys
Llanidloes
Llyn Ebyr

    Gwelais fesen cyn gweled derwen;
    Gweiais wy cyn gweled iâr
    Erioed ni welais ferwi bwyd i fedel
    Mewn plisgyn wy iár!


Taiar
Cae Mawr
Eurwallt
Rev. T. R. Lloyd (Estyn), in 'The Principality'
Dazzy Walter
Abel Walter
Ebwy Fawr
Jennet Francis
Friesland
Thuringia
Henderson, 'Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties'
Doolittle's 'Social Life of the Chinese'

 

Jennet Francis struggles with the fairies for her baby

Jennet Francis struggles with the fairies for her baby

 

A Shout of Thanks to Dom Duff

Dom Duff

We'd like to send out a huge shout of thanks to Dom Duff, the famous Breton Power-Folk musician for his help with the Breton Language (Breizh) pronunciation in this chapter. You can find out all about Dom and hear his super music on his website!

 

British Goblins can be found on Sacred Texts.

You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia.

Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts.

Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

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