#FolkloreThursday #Celtic: An "#Afanc" is said to dwell in the 126ft deep #Glaslyn lake in #Wales. Legend recounts that the beast was carted here by oxen from the River #Conwy near #Betws-y-Coed. The #Afanc preyed upon any foolish enough to fall into or swim [β¦]
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Aha! Lovely to see how Elise Carmichael created our very dramatic Welsh water monster, the Afanc! The early sketches are fascinating, showing how an illustrator uses scribbled words from the written description as part of their processβ¦
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Discover the tale behind the real Llyn Barfog (Bearded Lake), and all manner of other mythical creatures and legendary characters, in Through the Trees! Read online for free here - www.penpaper.uk/through-the-...
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#FairyTaleTuesday: One tale relates that the #Afanc was rendered helpless by a maiden who let it sleep upon her lap. While it slept, the maiden's fellow villagers bound the creature in chains. Awakened it teared off its sweetheart's breast in revenge. Oxen pulled it out of the lake and dragged [β¦]
#FairyTaleTuesday: One tale relates that the #Afanc was rendered helpless by a maiden who let it sleep upon her lap. While it slept, the maiden's fellow villagers bound the creature in chains. Awakened it teared off its sweetheart's breast in revenge. Oxen pulled it out of the lake and dragged [β¦]
Through the Trees - New chapter available to read for free now!
In Chapter 19 Lewis comes face to face with his fatherβs killer.
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Through the Trees - New chapter available to read for free now!
In Chapter 14 two unlikely survivors find themselves lost in the labyrinthine lair of the Afanc.
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Through the Trees-New chapter available to read for free now!
In Chapter 12 the Elderkin family finally find each other in the depths of a sunken city.
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#FairyTaleTuesday: The #Afanc is a lake monster from #Wales. It is described variously as e.g. resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and is sometimes said to be a demon. The #Afanc preyed upon any foolish enough to fall into or swim in its lake. #Celtic [β¦]
Afanc - A lake monster from Welsh mythology described as resembling a crocodile, beaver, or a platypus, and sometimes a demon. It is said to prey upon any foolish enough to fall into or swim in its lake.
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Mythical beasts of Wales/Cymru π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
#Cryptids #Mythology #Coblyn #TylwythTeg #Gwyllion #Afanc #Cythraul #Henwen #Morgens #Ysgithyrwyn
