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Darllen yn GymraegWelsh legends rooted in Ceredigion's landscape
Ceredigion's folklore gives familiar landmarks imaginative explanations: a lost land beneath Cardigan Bay, a bridge built by the Devil, or a sea stack that was a giant's tooth. Read these as stories passed through changing traditions, with different versions, rather than evidence that the supernatural events happened.
Follow the stories
Use the individual legend guides to link a tale with a day exploring the coast or countryside. The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth offers another route into Welsh storytelling through its manuscripts and collections. These traditions are folklore, rather than literal accounts of events.
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Image credits: Borth Beach - geograph.org.uk - 4258703.jpg — Bill Nicholls / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Waterfalls below Devil's Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 8063895.jpg — David Medcalf / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Strata Florida Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4575753.jpg — Stephen McKay / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Llanddewi-Brefi - geograph.org.uk - 4385932.jpg — Ian Capper / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Cenarth Falls West Wales (68271919).jpeg — Alexander Walsh / CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Images may be resized or cropped for the layout.
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