Classification of Welsh Fairies - British Goblins CT003

Classification of Welsh Fairies

British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881)

Book 1 Chapter 2

by

Wirt Sikes

Examining the different types of Welsh Fairies, from the Pwca (and Shakespeare's Puck) to the Ellylldan, Coblynau, Knockers and household fairies. Sikes also looks at Dwarfs, bogies and hobgoblins as well as telling us a humourous story of the Preacher and the Bwbach.

Rowli Pugh and the Ellyl

Running Order:

• Section 1 0:42
  
  • General Designation 1:53
  • Habits of the Tylwyth Teg 3:43
    
• Section 2 5:38
  
  • Ellyllon, or Elves 5:42
    
  • Shakespeare's Use of Welsh Folk-Lore 7:41
• Section 3 8:28
  
  • Rowli Pugh and the Ellyll 9:24
    
  • Household Story Roots 12:22
    
• Section 4 13:42
  • The Ellylldan 13:44
• Section 5 17:19
  
  • The Pooka 17:20
    
  • Puck Valley, Breconshire 18:11
    
  • Where Shakespeare got his Puck 21:07
    
• Section 6 21:43
  • Pwca'r Trwyn 21:44
    
  • Usual Form of the Pooka Story 21:57
    
• Section 7 22:44
  • Coblynau or Mine Fairies 22:46
    
  • The Knockers 23:01
    
• Section 8 24:14
  • Miner's Superstitions 24:18
  • Basilisks and Fire Fiends 27:50
• Section 9 28:54
• • A Fairy Coalmine 29:20
  • The Dwarfs of Cae Caled 30:29
• Section 10 32:18
  • Counterparts of the Coblynau 32:18
• Section 11 34:36
  • The Bwbach, or Household Fairy 34:40
  • Legend of the Bwbach and the Preacher 35:33
• Section 12 37:20
  • Bogies and Hobgoblins 37:23
  • Carrying Mortals through the Air 37:47
  • Counterparts and Originals 38:04