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)

The Three Rays

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

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