Tag: Monmouthshire
The Lonely Shepherd and the power of the Welsh folktale
CLAIRE BARRAND recalls local folktales and legends from her youth growing up in Powys, South Wales...
Old Prophet Edmund Jones, The Fairy Minister of Wales who saved...
CLAIRE BARRAND tells us about Edmund Jones aka The Old Prophet Jones, a crucial collector of Welsh folklore
Mari Lwyd: How the Welsh celebrate Christmas with Horse Skull
The Mari Lwyd Christmas tradition in Wales sees locals carrying a decorated horse skulls, says CLAIRE BARRAND
Eight Disturbing True Tales of Welsh Changelings
CLAIRE BARRAND picks out eight historical changelig cases in Wales, with shocking eyewitness accounts of Welsh changelings...
The Devil, The Giant and Skirrid Mountain
CLAIRE BARRAND looks into some of the mysterious legends and folklore of the Skirrid Mountain on the English-Welsh border....
Monmouthshire: 6 Haunted Places to Visit
CLAIRE BARRAND investigates six of the top haunted places to visit in her home county of Monmouthshire, South Wales
Abergavenny Massacre leaves Welsh market town red with blood
CLAIRE BARRAND looks back at one of the bloodiest massacres in British history - the Abergavenny Massacre!
Top 10 Most Disturbing Welsh Folk Legends
CLAIRE BARRAND reveals some of Wales' most disturbing folk legends...
Skirrid Mountain Inn, a must-do for ghost hunters
KAYLEIGH MARIE EDWARDS takes a trip to the haunted Skirrid Mountain Inn in Monmouthshire, Wales
Britian’s Most Notorious Unsolved Deaths
NIA JONES gives us 10 of Britain’s most notorious cold cases, reminding you to never forget them
Who was Jack O’Kent, the Welsh Doctor Faustus?
The Welsh Doctor Fautus? JON KANEKO-JAMES looks at Jack O'Kent, the Welsh sorcerer supreme
How Medieval Welsh Historians taught us about the Occult
JON KANEKO-JAMES pays tribute to the medieval Welsh scholars who wrote the occult
King Arthur’s Adventures in the Underworld
JON KANEKO-JAMES visits King Arthur's adventures in the Underworld
The Skirrid Inn, Most Haunted REVIEW
AMY VAN DE CASTEELE looks back on Most Haunted: The Skirrid Inn
Vampires and Zombies, Walter Map’s Monsterous Herefordshire
JON KANEKO-JAMES uncovers the grotesque monsters of Walter Map's medieval Britain
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