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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