#gwrach-y-rhibyn

[weaversweek]

The latest outdoors challenge from S4C.

At nightfall, the Witch of Rhibyn will claim anyone who is out in the open air. Our teams are stuck in the open air, and need to find shelter. They have eight hours to reach safety.

Groups of four children follow a pre-set path. Along the way, they’ll take on some spectacular activities - there’s abseiling, white-water rafting, kayaks on the sea.

There are also some communication challenges, mental tasks, and sharp-shooting to be done.

There's an obvious inheritance from Boom Plant’s earlier shows Y Gemau Gwyllt and Prosiect Z; this series is made in a more COVID-friendly way as the teams don’t meet anyone indoors.

A second series has come out this autumn, where some of the team are eliminated on the journey. Like the idea, though the way it appears on screen can be a bit underwhelming.

[mountphoenixrp]

We have a new citizen in Mount Phoenix:

           Cyhiraeth, the Celtic Goddess of Streams.            She is an archivist at Phoenix Library & Museum.

FC NAME/GROUP: Park Gyuri (Kara) GOD NAME: Cyhiraeth PANTHEON:  Celtic OCCUPATION: Archivist at the Phoenix Library & Museum HEIGHT: 5'3 (160cm) DEFINING FEATURES: In her human form, she has a deep gaze that you can get lost in, long slim fingers that are always cold, and two large scars on her back. In her harpy form, she is part flesh part bone, with two leathery wings emerging from her back.

PERSONALITY: Cyhiraeth was more or less dragged out of her isolation within the rivers of her home, and came to Mount Phoenix after being convinced it could be good for her. The jury’s still out on that. While she does not dislike people, whether they are other gods or mortals, given her role and the way she is considered, Cyhiraeth is apprehensive when it comes to forging new relationships. She is very much in her little shell, often requiring people to come to her instead of approaching them herself.

Being around mortals, however, is beginning to affect her. While she is not a social creature by nature and most likely never will be, perhaps her many walls can be brought down just a little, and perhaps she can learn to enjoy herself every now and then. She may be the personification of grief and see a strange beauty in the macabre, but even she deserves to have fun, right?

HISTORY: Once upon a time, there was a goddess. She was born with the river and in the river she remained, her heart beating with the flow of the water. And from her place beneath the ripples of the stream, she could feel the mortals around her. They were beautiful, her mortals, but beauty could never last. Cyhiraeth heard the final breath before it was taken, felt the wounds fester before they were inflicted, cried before it ended in tragedy.

Her cries, her mournful, grieving cries, were heard along the riverbank. They were a warning, yes, a sign of danger, but also– a chance. A time to make peace before it was too late. A way of knowing that this, now, would be the last time lovers kissed, the last time friends spoke.

Cyhiraeth changed many times over the centuries. She was beautiful in the river, but beauty could never last. Gwrach-y-Rhibyn, they called her sometimes, when she wailed through their villages, her own vessel failing her. Hag of the Mist. And then, the saying, used on young girls long after Cyhiraeth’s bones grew moss and her back grew wings: Y mae mor salw â Gwrach y Rhibyn. She is as ugly as the Gwrach y Rhibyn.

Of course Cyhiraeth had rebellious phases. Of course she learned to cultivate a true vessel. In it, she would join the mortals, taste what it meant to be alive. And it would last a long, comfortable time. But beauty could never last, and Cyhiraeth never had the luxury of looking away. She felt it, deeply, every time, and her cries always rang true.

Most recently, she was in another isolationist period, where she hid between the mossy rocks at the bottom of the river and waited, patiently, for her sanity to return. It was then that she was pulled out by her bony hands.

“This is ridiculous,” her friend, a rare occurrence, said. “You have to start anew, at least for a little while. Go somewhere completely different, where you can’t just hide away in a river all the time. Re-learn what living is!”

POWERS: Flight (in her harpy form); ability to breathe and see clearly underwater; ability to foresee death, tragedy, and danger; can produce a mournful wail that frightens those around her STRENGTHS: Sincere, intuitive, patient, thoughtful WEAKNESSES: Antisocial, cynical, morbid, guarded

[lpbestiary]

In Welsh folklore, the Gwrach-y-Rhibyn ("Hag of the Mist" in English) is a frightening spirit who appears in the form of a hideously ugly woman. She is often described as wizened and pale, with lank black hair, long black teeth and leathery wings.

The Gwrach-y-Rhibyn will come to the window of a person about to die and call their names. Other stories claim that she will invisibly stalk travellers, crying out when they approach a stream or crossroads. The Welsh saying "Y mae mor salw â Gwrach y Rhibyn" ("she is as ugly as the Gwrach y Rhibyn") is sometimes used to refer to an unattractive woman.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[becrystalamazed]

A near-comprehensive list of death and death-like consequences in British Children's Gameshows

Y'know, in case you didn't think us british people were weird enough.

Shows in which death is the consequence for losing:

Terror Towers (1994-1996) - The losing team is eaten by werewolves (off screen). The death is perminant.

Knightmare (1987-1994) - The dungeoneers lose by dying in a variety of different - and graphic - ways. One death clause also effects their advisors. However they are ultimately resurected.

Raven (2002-2010) - The warriors are killed by demons or curses for failing the majority of challenges. However, they are ressurected afterwards, and ultimately leave the compition alive.

Raven: The Island (2006) - Losing warriors are killed if they fail a single challenge or do not attempt a challenge. The death is perminant.

Raven: The Secret Temple/The Dragon's Eye (2007, 2009) - Losing warriors are killed if they fail a single challenge. They are ressurected under certain conditions: 1) Their team has collected enough magic jewels to exchange for their life 2) They haven't been ressurected previously 3) Their elimination takes place during the first three weeks. But if any of the three conditions aren't fufilled, they are dead perminantly.

Prosiect Z/Project Z (2018-?) - Any child that get touched by a zombie becomes a zombie. If the team fails to crack the exit code and escape, they all become zombies. They are seen as zombies on screen, either in person (case A) or through an animation (case B).

Don't Unleash the Beast (2020-?) - Teams that fail to escape the treasure room in time are eaten by the eponymous beast (off screen). The death is perminant.

Fee Fi Fo Yum (2010-2011) - The losing team are eaten alive by the giant holding them captive (on screen). The death is perminant.

Den Of Doom (2007) - Losing kids are eaten by hyenas off screen, but their cooking is shown.

Shows in which a death-like outcome is the consequence for losing:

Escape from Scorpion Island (2007-2011) - The losing team has their souls trapped by the Island

Raven (2017-2018) - Instead of dying after challenges like in the original series, the warriors are sent to a dark dimension. They are still always returned, however.

Trapped!/Trapped! ever after (2007-2010) - Losing children are trapped in a tower of horrors forever.

Relic: Guardians of the Museum (2010) - Losing teams are imprisoned within the muesum exhibits forever.

Mission: 2110 (2010) - Losing children (bar those in 3rd and 4th place) are vapourised and sent to an unknown location in space and time and their safety is in question.

Jungle Run (1999-2006) - At various places in the jungle, failure in a single challenge can result in eternal imprisonment, the most prominant being the Temple of the Jungle King.

Sub Zero (1999-2001) - The losing team is either cryogenically frozen or (in later series) ejected into outer space (NOTE: This is unpleasant but also shown as survivable within the show).

Gwrach y Rhibyn (2022-) - Any losing team is captured by the titular Hag

Show in which death is the consequence for WINNING:

Mission: 2110 (2010) - Due to a continuity error, the winner appears to be vaporised instead of being sent home via time travel, which is what's supposed to happen.

Terror Towers (1994-1996) - The winners become ghosts who haunt the tower forever.

Honourable Mentions!

Splatalot (2011-2013) - The winners are assassinated (off-screen) soon after winning. While the show aired in Britian, as well as Canada and Australia, the assassination is only canon in the Canadian version.

Jedi Temple Challenge (2020) - An American gameshow, as The Mandalorian has canonised it as part of the Star Wars Universe and confirmed its place in the timeline, all the kids that win and become Jedi Knights, and possibly every kid that competes, presumably die in Order 66

To be updated as I find out about more

[bestiarium]

The Gwrach Y Rhibyn [Welsh mythology]

In Wales, when people saw an exceptionally unattractive woman, people used to say “Y mae mor salw â Gwrach y Rhibyn” or “She is as hideous as the Gwrach Y Rhibyn”. This old saying references the monster of the same name, a very ugly woman with dirty unkempt hair, leathery wings, a pale skin like a corpse, and long black teeth. Sometimes she appears behind a window at night to speak the name of the person who is sleeping there – that person will die shortly. Some tales claim that she is often spotted washing her hands in rivers and streams, in which case it’s nice that she’s hygienic.

Despite her appearance and connection to death, she is not evil, in fact she means well. The Gwrach Y Rhibyn does not actually cause people’s deaths, she just announces them, perhaps so those people can make the most of the time they have left.

(image source: grahamhowells.blogspot.com)

[theparanormalperiodical]

Spook Of The Day #119 • The winged witched and fairy folk of Three Cliffs Bay

South West Wales might not sound too exciting, but the local legends surrounding Pennard Castle might make you rethink your summer trip to Ibiza (lol, as if you’re going anywhere this summer).

This 12th century castle is most famous for Gwrach-y-rhibyn, a winged witch that curses anyone who sleeps within the walls of the castle. It is believed this legend can be traced back to the sorcerer who built the castle to save himself from the Normans.

But if you don’t encounter her, you’ll probably meet the Verry Folk, the fairies that have taken over it thanks to being threatened by the lord of the castle with violence.

Guess you could say it’s a hotspot for a haunting.

Hate this whole pandemic thing? Join me for a new ghost story everyday as we hunt hauntings across the globe.

[rowynnellis]

@FolkloreThursday #folklorethursday Following today's theme of waterways and wells: I think you might enjoy the Welsh legend of Gwrach y Rhibyn. Some say she's a water Goddess tormented by the loss of her home, who became a monster as grief warped her over time. She takes the form of an elderly woman with bird-like features, huge leathery wings, long black teeth, glassy glowing eyes and pale sunken features. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4kG2kwDXjx/?igshid=c1fv4gczzufk

[sellinbees]

Creatures of the Week

From the Myths and Legends Podcast

I’ve been searching around for a list of all the creatures of the week from the Myths and Legends podcast, but hadn’t really found anything. So I decided to make the list myself. Seeing as my only followers are porn-bots and my sister, I’m likely talking to myself.

Ep. 1A) Huldefolk (Iceland)

Ep. 1B) Changelings (Ireland) 

Ep. 1C) Akename (Japan) 

Ep. 2A) Alp (German) 

Ep. 2B) Encantado (Brazil) 

Ep. 3A) Barbegazi (Swiss, French) 

Ep. 3B) Fossegrim (Scandinavian) 

Ep. 3C) Clurichaun (Irish) 

Ep. 3D) Bakezori (Japanese) 

Ep. 3E) Cat Sìth (Scottish) 

Ep. 4) Hidebehind (USA) 

Ep. 5A) Boo Hag (USA) 

Ep. 5B) Kapre (Philippines) 

Ep. 6A) Mooinjer Veggey (Gaelic) 

Ep. 6B) Qiqirn (Inuit) 

Ep. 6C) Dullahan (Irish) 

Ep. 7) Satori (Japanese) 

Ep. 8) Kikimora (Slavic) 

Ep. 9) Nuno Sa Punso (Philippines) 

Ep. 10A) Squonk (USA) 

Ep. 10B) Kamaitachi (Japanese) 

Ep. 11) Fynoderee (Manx/Isle of Man) 

Ep. 12) Oozlum Bird (Australia/British) 

Ep. 13A) Şüräle (Turkic) 

Ep. 13B) Saci (Brazil) 

Ep. 15) Tikbalang (Philippines) 

Ep. 16) Babanshee (Scotland) 

Ep. 17A) Lidérc (Hungary) 

Ep. 17B) Leshy (Russia) 

Ep. 17C) Muryans (Cornish) 

Ep. 19) Bunyip (Australia) 

Ep. 20) Hyakume (Japanese) 

Ep. 21) Vodyanoy (Slavic) 

Ep. 22A) Manociello (Italy) 

Ep. 22B) Nguruvilu (Chile) 

Ep. 22C) Tokoloshe (South Africa) 

Ep. 23) Wood Wife (Germany) (Couldn’t catch the German name, Gernweibel or something)

Ep. 24) Patupaiarehe (Māori) 

Ep. 25) Para, Butter Cat (!) (Finland) 

Ep. 26) Blue Men of the Minch (Scotland) 

Ep. 27A) Mahaha (Intuit) 

Ep. 27B) Penanggalan (Malaysia) 

Ep. 27C) Mandragora (Europe) 

Ep. 28) Gooseberry Wife (Isle of White) 

Ep. 29) Itachi (Japan) 

Ep. 30) Abatwa (South Africa) 

Ep. 31A) Drak (English, French, Scottish) 

Ep. 31B) Abbey Lubbers, Buttery Sprites (England) 

Ep. 32) Kludde (Belgium) 

Ep. 33) Nix (Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland) 

Ep. 34) Gashadokuro (Japan) 

Ep. 35) Papa Boi (Trinidad) 

Ep. 36A) Langsuir (West Malaysia) 

Ep. 36B) Ra/Radandar (Sweden)

Ep. 37) Mamagwasewug (Native American) 

Ep. 38A) Sala (Arabia) 

Ep. 38B) Cactus Cat (USA) 

Ep. 39) Sandman (German) 

Ep. 40) Hyōsube (Japan) 

Ep. 41A) Gumberoo (USA) 

Ep. 41B) Korrigan (British Isle)

Ep. 41C) Laminak (Basque) 

Ep. 42) Lutin (France) 

Ep. 43) Abda (Russia) 

Ep. 44) Aobōzo (Japan) 

Ep. 45) Poludnica (Slovenia) 

Ep. 46A) Puckwugie (Native American) 

Ep. 46B) Roaring Bull of Bagberry (Wales, England)

Ep. 46C) Sea Trow (Orkney Islands) 

Ep. 46D) Selkie (Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Denmark)

Ep. 47) Kuchisake-onna (Japan) 

Ep. 48) Sensabansum, Shamatin (Ashanti) (Not sure about the spelling on this one. Couldn’t seem to find it online.) 

Ep. 49) Lake Worth Monster (USA) 

Ep. 50) Skogsrå (Swedish) 

Ep. 51) Sleigh Beggy (Isle of Man) 

Ep. 52) Shirime (Japan) 

Ep. 53) Leprechaun (Ireland) 

Ep. 54A) Bugul Noz (Brittany) 

Ep. 54B) Splinter Cat (USA) 

Ep. 54C) Grogoch (Ireland) 

Ep. 55)  Gwrach y Rhibyn (Wales) 

Ep. 56) Habitrot (Scotland) 

Ep. 57) Hedley Kow (England) 

Ep. 58) Likho (Russia) 

Ep. 59) Nakki (Finland)

Ep. 60A) Yara-ma-yha-who (Aboriginal Australia) 

Ep. 60B) Baku (Japan) 

Ep. 60C) Snallygaster (USA) 

Ep. 61) Side-hill Gouger (USA) 

Ep. 62) Aitvaras (Lithuania) 

Ep. 63) Callicantzaros (Greece, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy)

Ep. 64) Koa (Perú)

Ep. 65) Tanooki (Japan) 

Ep. 66) Agropelter, Wind Tosser (USA) 

Ep. 67A) Chin Chin Kobakama (Japan, China)

Ep. 67B) Churn-milk-Peg, Melchstik (England) 

Ep. 68A) Nain Rouge (USA) 

Ep. 68B) Fishman (Spain) 

Ep. 69) Leontophone (Europe) 

Ep. 70) Loveland Frog Man (USA) 

Ep. 71A) Muscalia/Hot Squirrel (France) 

Ep. 71B) Abonsum (West Africa) 

Ep. 71C) Adaro (Polynesia) 

Ep. 72) Shojo (Japan) 

Ep. 73) Skunk Ape (USA) 

Ep. 74) Ball-tailed cat, Colombia River Sand Squink

Ep. 75) Mongolian Death Worm (Mongolia) 

Ep. 76) Al (North Africa, Afghanistan) 

Ep. 77) Alkutane (USA, Canada) 

Ep. 78) Joint Eater (Ireland) 

Ep. 79) Ant-lion (Greece) 

Ep. 80A) Flying Head (Iroquois) 

Ep. 80B) Gargoyle (France) 

Ep. 81) Axe-Handle Hound (USA), Aufhawker (Germany) (Don’t know how to spell it) 

Ep. 82A) Asazusta (Persia) (Also couldn’t find spelling >:( ) 

Ep. 82B) Azuki Arai (Japan) 

Ep. 83) Baital (India) 

Ep. 84) Bakeneko (Japan) 

Ep. 85A) Barometz (Central Asia) 

Ep. 85B) Big Ears (Scotland) 

Ep. 86) Bisaan (Jakun, West Malaysia) 

Ep. 88) Kenmun (Japan) 

Ep. 89) Cugrino? Koogreeno? (West India) (Can’t find spelling) 

Ep. 90) Caladrius (Rome) 

Ep. 91) Camahueto (Chilé)

Ep. 92) Carizonin? (India, Central Africa) (On a bad streak here) 

Ep. 93A) Centichora? (Greece) (I literally cannot find these things anymore) 

Ep. 93B) Cerastes (Greece) 

Ep. 94) Gloso (Switzerland), Nisse (Denmark)

Ep. 95A) Cherufe (Chilé) 

Ep. 95B) Kamikiri (Japan) 

Ep. 96) Cinnamon Bird (Arabian/Greek) 

Ep. 97) Crommyonian Sow (Greece) 

Ep. 98) Chonchon (Chilé)

Ep. 99) Cockatrice (British) 

Ep. 100A) Dungavenhooter (USA) 

Ep. 100B) Cuero (South America) 

Ep. 101) Inugami (Japan) 

Ep. 102) Dinabarata? (Australia) (How could I not find an emu centaur?!) 

Ep. 103) Dokkaebi (Korea)

Ep. 104) Vegetable Man (USA) 

Ep. 105A) Dorotabo (Japan) 

Ep. 105B) Dragua (Albania) 

Ep. 106A) Empusa (Greece) 

Ep. 106B) Ethiopian Dragon (Ethiopia/Europe) 

Ep. 106C) Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui (Scotland) 

Ep. 107A) Flitterick (USA) 

Ep. 107B) Funeral Mountain Terrashot (USA) 

Ep. 108) Fur-Bearing Trout (USA, Canada, Iceland) 

Ep. 109) Fairy Cow, Fuwch Gyfeiliorn (Wales) 

Ep. 110) Gagait (Native American) 

Ep. 111) Gazarium? (USA) (Some french fry tasting shrimp thing) 

Ep. 112A) Hakapezini?/ Grasshopper ogre (Kawaiisu) 

Ep. 112B) Hai Ho Shang (China) 

Ep. 112C) Kappa (Japan) 

Ep. 113) Hackulack? (Tsimshian Native Americans) (Couldnt find it) 

Ep. 114A) Haymah? (Arabia) 

Ep. 114B) Hama ukiu? (Morocco) (Three in a row...) 

Ep. 115) Hannya (Japan) 

Ep. 116A) Headless Mule (Brazil) 

Ep. 116B) Helhest (Denmark) 

Ep. 117) Hili (Lesotho) 

Ep. 118) Hinkumenin (Cordelain, Canada) (Sentient Lake, cant find spelling)

Ep. 119) Hua-Hu-Tiao (China) 

Ep. 120A) Hvcko Capko (Seminole Native Americans) 

Ep. 120B) Hippocampus  (Greece) 

Ep. 121) Eelay (Romania) (Can’t find spelling) 

Ep. 122) Kasha (Japan) 

Ep. 123) Ilomba (Zambia) 

Ep. 124) Impundulu (South Africa) 

Ep. 125) Invunche (Chile) 

Ep. 126) Jiangshi (China) 

Ep. 127) Baskethead/Isitwalangcengce (Zulu) 

Ep. 128) Hook girl/Harionago

Ep. 129A) Jackelope (USA) 

Ep. 129B) Kakamora (Solomon Islands) 

Ep. 130A) Kaki Besar (Malaysia) 

Ep. 130B) Karakasa (Japan) 

Ep. 130C) Karkanxholl (Albania) 

Ep. 131A) Yule Lads (Iceland) 

Ep. 131B) Pipe Fox (Japan) 

Ep. 132A) Lady of the Land (Greek) 

Ep. 132B) Leucrocotta (Greek) 

Ep. 133) Loathly Worm (England) 

Ep. 134) Lobishomen (Portugal) 

Ep. 135A) The Snail (France) 

Ep. 135B) Lugaru (Caribbean) 

Ep. 135C) Luferlang (USA) 

Ep. 136) Mama Dlo (Trinidad) 

Ep. 137) Mamlambo (Zulu, South Africa) 

Ep. 138) Star Monkey (Kenya) 

Ep. 139A) Mester Stoor Worm (Scotland) 

Ep. 139B) Kiyohime (Japan) 

Ep. 140) Chupacabra (Mexico, Puerto Rico, Southwest US) 

Ep. 141A) Betobeto-san (Japan) 

Ep. 141B) Merman (Scotland, Ireland) 

Ep. 141C) Milcham (Jewish) 

Ep. 142A) Mimick Dog (Medieval Europe)

Ep. 142B) Minhocao (Brazil) 

Ep. 143) Mora (Slavic)

Ep. 144) Mozalancha? (Africa) (Not sure about spelling)

Ep. 145) Moddey Dhoo (Isle of Man) 

Ep. 146) Tomcod (USA) 

Ep. 147A) Muldjewank (Aboriginal Australian) 

Ep. 147B) Various Irish Creatures if you don’t keep the sabbath 

Ep. 148A) Ningyo (Japan) 

Ep. 148B) Nuzuzuu (Africa) 

Ep. 149) Nobusuma (Japan) 

Ep. 150A) Obariyon (Japan) 

[erisofthesea]

“What… is… that?”

“fy mhlentyn, fy mhlentyn bach!”

        “gwrach y rhibyn. the hag of the mist.” the merqueen’s heart ached in her chest as she watched the scene unfolding before them. the grotesque fae had stopped beside a young woman, her cries echoing in the otherwise unusually silent night air. the mundane woman appeared startled at first, and for a moment eris wondered if she’d understand the fae’s welsh warning - and then the first tear fell as the woman hit her knees. she reached out to take the shadowhunter by the arm, steering her back in the direction they'd come from. “she came a long way from home to deliver a message. we should leave, she’s just a messenger and will bring no harm to that woman other than a broken heart.”

[latimarandcrowe-blog]

Banshees

I have only ever met one Banshee. She was a troubled, tragic soul. I will never forget those blood shot eyes, the tears stained onto her cheeks, the strained weak voice. The pain. I want to dispel the uncertainty of these strangely beautiful people, as best I can, whilst also helping you all to learn about them.  

 - R. Latimar

The curse of the Banshee, an all female race - part of the fairy family,  is that they have a close connection to death, specifically the death of others. When someone close to them is going to die soon the Banshee lets out a blood curling scream that signals the soon-to-be-deceased’s end. They cannot stop the person’s death, or even speak to them properly, only provide them this terrible warning. It is said they deliver their message by lurking beneath the windows of those who are about to die, but I have never seen or heard any evidence of this.

As I’ve already said Banshees are an all female race. They typically have either dark black hair or vibrant red hair. Something I’ve come to learn is that Banshees can be born from any natural humanoid race. There is evidence that Banshees can be Human, Elf, Dwarf, or almost any other race you can think of. One other point that might be worth mentioning is that all Banshees seem to remain indescribably beautiful and frozen in their appearance until they reach their elder years (somewhere around 70 or so). At this point the Banshee begins to age rapidly and looks more wrinkled and weathered and altogether not as nice to look at.

The first recorded cases of Banshees that I’ve been able to find come from Ireland. Banshees have a rich history in Gaelic culture, but can also be found Welsh history, being referred to as ‘Gwrach y Rhibyn’. It come as no surprise then that Banshees originate from Ireland and The United Kingdom and are most commonly found there. That being said it wouldn’t be uncommon for Banshees to be found in other parts of the world. The modern world and it’s means of getting around are a wonderful thing.

Now, while it may be true that Banshees cry out at the oncoming death of someone, they do not do this for simply everyone they meet. Imagine a Banshee living in the city, they would perhaps never stop crying and screaming. No, Banshees will only actually cry out for someone of true Celtic descent. Only those who are truly Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Cornish, with no other ethnicity or heritage in their bloodlines will ever hear a Banshee’s cry. Guess that means I better look over my family history.

Now with all that being said it’s not impossible to see a Banshee living in modern society. Normally they are careful about who they interact with and even where they live, but most can lead somewhat normal lives.

Still, I feel as though they are a troubled, cursed people. I’ve heard many people claim that being a Vampire or Werewolf is the worst thing in the world. But is a life of sorrow, tears and screaming, brought on by strangers you feel drawn to, not something... I don’t know...

[Latimar, you’ve gone quiet. Are you alright? - T. Crowe]

[...]

[Ruine? - T. Crowe]

[becrystalamazed]

Just finished watching Gwrach y Rhibyn…

Did I understand a word of it? No. But I got the challenges, I think i got the story and most importantly, the vibes are immaculate.

I really enjoyed it.

[theload]

@tyrantisterror

Here’s some more possibilities

Black Dogs, specifically the ones that are either headless or have only one eye

Joint Eater, a newt that devours food from a person’s mouth/the energy from their food

The 800 different types of Washer Women, which I feel you already have

Bugul Noz, something that is really ugly, but he’s not bad

Cyhyraeth, name probably means Muscles/Tendons+Skeleton; is conflated with a harpy-like creature called the Gwrach y Rhibyn

Grindylow, which grab children with their long, sinewy arms

[sylvarwolf]

The Corpse Candle - British Goblins CT021

The Corpse Candle

British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881) Book 2 Chapter 9

by Wirt Sikes

Corpse Candles are ghostly candle lights that allow us to see through the veil, or seen as an omen of forthcoming doom. How the candle lights are not tricked and how they can be seen coming from the mouth of a corpse. Sikes tells us the story of Morris Griffith and the 'Light before the Burying' as well as how Corpse Candle lights can be seen on the surface of water and streams. He finishes off by discussing the origins of the phantoms of the spirit world which ends the last chapter of Book 2 of British Goblins.

The Corpse Candle 0:55

Its Peculiarities 2:12

The Woman of Caerau 4:05

Grasping a Corpse Candle 6:26

The Crwys Candle 7:24

Lights issuing from the Mouth 8:39

Jesting with the Canwyll Corph 9:48

The Candle at Pontfaen 12:18

The Three Candles at Golden Grove 15:21

Origin of Death-Portents in Wales 16:02

Degree of Belief prevalent at the Present Day 17:28

Origin of Spirits in General 19:34

The Supernatural 19:56

The Question of a Future Life 21:30

  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.

Caerau Crwys Candle Canwyll Corph Pontfaen Aneurin Llandovery Cymry Flambeau Lledrith Cardiff Marquis of Bute John Richards 'O wi! O Dduw!' Jenny fach, Hach Thomas Mathews Liber Landavenis St. Samson St. Bubricius William John Lanboydi Carmarthenshire Morris Griffith Pembrokeshire Tre-Davydd Llanferch-Llawddog Mr. Higgon Joshua Coslet Heol Bwlch y Gwynt (Windgap Lane) Llandilo Fawr parish Prophet Jones Golden Grove Earl of Cawdor St. David King Arthur Pelagian Gwrach y Rhibyn Cyhyraeth Cambridgeshire Evansville, Indiana Feast Tolaeth Disraeli Lothair Plato Aristotle

  British Goblins can be found on Archive.org

You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia.

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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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Episode 1, The Banshee: sources

Banshee stories & facts including definitions:

Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by WB Yeats https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33887/33887-h/33887-h.htm (How Thomas Connolly Met the Banshee story)

Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by Thomas Crofton Croker  https://archive.org/details/fairylegendstrad00crokrich/page/iv/mode/2up (Mac Carthy Banshee story)

A Folklore Survey of County Clare by Thomas J Westropp https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folklore_survey/index.html (Lewin Banshee story)

Blúiríní Béaloidis 27 The Banshee with Patricia Lysaght 

The Banshee: a study in beliefs and legends about the Irish supernatural death-messenger by Patricia Lysaght

On keening:

“Keening Tradition” article by Phyllida Anam-Aire http://www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/

“No Keening Carried On Nowadays” by Henry N. Gifford https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/no-keening-carried-nowadays

Other Celtic wailing women death omens

Caoineag:

Folk Tales & Fairy Lore in Gaelic and English by John Grant https://digital.nls.uk/early-gaelic-book-collections/archive/79221659

Carmina Gadelica, Vol 2 by Alexander Carmichael https://archive.org/details/carminagadelicah04carm/page/n319/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Caoineag

Bean Nighe:

Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61730/61730-h/61730-h.htm#CHAP_VII_SEC_25

Carmina Gadelica Vol 2 by Alexander Carmichael https://archive.org/details/carminagadelicah04carm/page/n319/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Caoineag

Gwrach y Rhibyn & Cyhyraeth:

Welsh Folk Lore by Elias Owen https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20096/20096-h/20096-h.htm#page302

British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes 1889  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34704/34704-h/34704-h.htm

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It is tremendous news! Finally, I can understand what the blibble is going on!

And thank goodness for Cool New Format Point™, the last season suffered because there was no jeopardy until the final episode.

This is so exciting! Not only is there a new series of Gwrach y Rhibyn, they also have English subtitles! According to the subtitles, the correct title is Night Witch, not ribbon witch or green witch like google translate has been throwing at me, nor the hag of the mist. Good to know.

Plus, it looks like there might be a cool new format point, so that’s amazing.