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Baleful Storm Spirits

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

Book 4 Chapter 5

by

Wirt Sikes

Baleful Storm Spirits, is all about the spirits of thunder and lightning, hidden treasure and the dragons of Wales. Sikes tells us the story of the Red Lady of Paviland caves and the Treasure Chest under Moel Arthur, the Cavern of the Ravens and the origin of the Red Dragon of Wales.

Running Order:

• Baleful Storm Spirits 1:48
• The Shower at the Magic Fountain 2:31
• Obstacles in the Way of Treasure-Seekers 4:03
• The Red Lady of Paviland 4:46
• The Fall of Coychurch Tower 5:23
• Thunder and Lightning evoked by Digging 6:21
• The Treasure Chest under Moel Arthur in the Vale of Clwyd 7:32
• Modern Credulity 8:36
• The Cavern of the Ravens 10:36
• The Eagle-guarded Coffer of Castell Coch 12:03
• Sleeping Warriors as Treasure-Guarders 15:38
• The Dragon which St. Samson drove out of Wales 16:52
• Dragons in the Mabinogion 17:48
• Whence came the Red Dragon of Wales? 18:14
• The Original Dragon of Mythology 19:41
• Prototypes of Welsh Caverns and Treasure-Hills 20:27
• The Goblins of Electricity 21:42

 

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.

Paviland
Coychurch Tower
Moel Arthur
Vale of Clwyd
Castell Coch
St. Samson
Sir Kai
Arthur
Sir Owain
Dr. Buckland
Constantine
St. Crallo
Caerau, Cardiganshire
Crochan aur
Herald Cymraeg
Pant-y-Saer crmlech, Anglesea
John Jones, Llandudno
Isaac JonesGiraldus
Kemeys
Pembrokeshire
St. Bernacus
Glamorganshire
Ogof Cigfrain
Peidiwch!
Lord Bute
Nantyglyn
Yehain Banog
Hu gadarn
Draig
Owen Lawgoch
Mynydd Mawr, Carmarthenshire
Craig-y-Ddinas
Caerleon, Monmouthshire
Hesperides
Payshtha-more
O'Rourke
Cadwaladr
Thomas Stephens
Merddin
Nennius
Geoffrey
Mr. Conway
Vortigern

The Red Dragon of Wales

Taliesin
Gwion Bach
Satanas
Klakkr
clû
Odin
Prince Ahmed
Poseidon

 

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