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Wedding Customs
British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 6
by Wirt Sikes
Ancient Wedding Customs of the Welsh, including the custom of bidding for wedding gifts and the importance of the person doing the Bidding! We learn how to steal a Bride away and how to reform a wife who hen-pecks her husband.
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.
Cymmhorth Gwahoddwr Gwyntyn Coolstrin Ceffyl Pren Pembroke, Cardigan and Carmarthen Cardiff Ty'r Bwci Llanfair ar y Bryn Owen Gwynt Elen Morgan Llewelyn & Margaret Gwynt Evan Gwyn, Maes y Blodau Gwladys & Hannah Mary Bowen, Llwyn y Fedwen, llannon Rhys Morgan, Castell y Moch Howel, Gruffydd, & Gwenllian Morgan Pant y Clacwydd Llansadwrn Cwrw da Nos Blaen Priodas Cymmhorth Cyfarfod Cymmhorth Merry Andrew
Pic: The Old-Time Gwahoddwr
Carmarthenshire Glamorganshire Malkin 'toujours trop tard' 'Les Brigands'
Gwrando, leidr hoyw'r ddafad, Ai ti sydd yma heddyw'n geidwad? Ai dyna y rheswmcloi y drysau Rhag dwyn y wreigan liw dydd goleu
Sketty Sabines Apuleius Sabine Virgins Rector of Merthyr Tenby Herefordshire Lampeter Mr. & Mrs. Jones of Glandennis Roberts of the Dingle Williams of Pwlldu Jones of Nevada John Thomas Betty Willkiams Dick Shon skimitry or skimmington Clos (breeches) Breconshire
British Goblins can be found on Archive.org
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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Wedding Customs
British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 3 Chapter 6
by Wirt Sikes
Ancient Wedding Customs of the Welsh, including the custom of bidding for wedding gifts and the importance of the person doing the Bidding! We learn how to steal a Bride away and how to reform a wife who hen-pecks her husband.
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.
Cymmhorth Gwahoddwr Gwyntyn Coolstrin Ceffyl Pren Pembroke, Cardigan and Carmarthen Cardiff Ty'r Bwci Llanfair ar y Bryn Owen Gwynt Elen Morgan Llewelyn & Margaret Gwynt Evan Gwyn, Maes y Blodau Gwladys & Hannah Mary Bowen, Llwyn y Fedwen, llannon Rhys Morgan, Castell y Moch Howel, Gruffydd, & Gwenllian Morgan Pant y Clacwydd Llansadwrn Cwrw da Nos Blaen Priodas Cymmhorth Cyfarfod Cymmhorth Merry Andrew
Pic: The Old-Time Gwahoddwr
Carmarthenshire Glamorganshire Malkin 'toujours trop tard' 'Les Brigands'
Gwrando, leidr hoyw'r ddafad, Ai ti sydd yma heddyw'n geidwad? Ai dyna y rheswmcloi y drysau Rhag dwyn y wreigan liw dydd goleu
Sketty Sabines Apuleius Sabine Virgins Rector of Merthyr Tenby Herefordshire Lampeter Mr. & Mrs. Jones of Glandennis Roberts of the Dingle Williams of Pwlldu Jones of Nevada John Thomas Betty Willkiams Dick Shon skimitry or skimmington Clos (breeches) Breconshire
British Goblins can be found on Archive.org
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.