Medieval Devil in Wales - British Goblins CT018

Medieval Devil in Wales - British Goblins CT018

Author: Gary & Ruth Colcombe September 27, 2017 Duration: 21:59

The Medieval Devil in Wales

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

Book 2 Chapter 6

by

Wirt Sikes

The Medieval Devil in his customary form in Wales. How Sion Cent tricked the Devil and kept his soul and how he was tricked by an old Welshwoman at the Devil's Bridge. We learn about the Devil's Bridge as well as about how to avoid Pacts with the Devil. Sikes tells us of the few visits by angels to Wales as well as the Bardic Tradition of the Creation.

Running Order:

  • The Evil Spirit in his customary Form 1:36
  • The stupid Medieval Devil in Wales 1:53
  • Sion Cent 3:43
  • The Devil outwitted 4:26
  • Pacts with the Fiend and their Avoidance 4:49
  • Sion Dafydd's Foul Pipe 5:28
  • The Devil's Bridge and its Legends 8:34
  • Similar Legends in other Lands 10:10
  • The Devil's Pulpit near Tintern 11:50
  • Angelic Spirits 13:03
  • Welsh Superstitions as to pronouncing the Name of the Evil Spirit 16:03
  • The Bardic Tradition of the Creation 17:12
  • The Struggle between Light and Darkness and its Symbolization 18:49

 

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 pronunciations right for you.

Sion Cent
Sion Dafydd
Cardiganshire
Polyphemus
Hercules
Cacus
Odysseus
Peredur
Mabinogion
Gambrinus
der Teufel
Jack the Giant Killer
Norse Jotuns
Arabian Genii
Monmouthshire
Maenol
Pope Benedict IX
Rev. John Kent
Cymric
Grosmont Fair
Monnow, near Grosmont
Diawl
Carmarthenshire
Hills of Arfon
Sion Dafydd
Llanfair-Fechan
Rhiwgyfylchi
Ach! tw! tw!
Main at Frankfort
Switzerland
St. Gothard
Andermatt
Hafod
Tintern Abbey
Cistercian monks
degage (e acute)
Llandogo
Prophet Jones
David Thomas
Pantau
Laugharne
Pa hyd? Pa hyd? Dychwelwch feibein Adda!
Pa hyd? Pa hyd yr erlidiwch y Cristnogion duwiol?
Ress David
Whitlands
Pont y Gwr Drwg
/|\ (Welsh Bardic Name of God)

Awen

The Three Rays


Hindus
Brahma, VBishnu
Siva
Einigan Gawr
Genii/Jinns
Ahriman
Vritra
Indra
Ormuzd

 

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