Russ Williams is a Welsh blogger & the author of Where the Folk; A Welsh Folklore Roadtrip from Caernarfon, Wales. After readings about the Cŵn Annwn [a mythological pack of otherworldly hunting hounds], we open our conversation on Welsh identity with the preservation of their Celtic language along with tidbits of history and local foods such as the lunch meal of the miners, the Welsh oggie. Jumping into Russ' book on the folkways and lore of Wales we hear about: the macabre horse skull costume known as the Mari Lwyd; a mermaid sex-slave; a tourist town banking on the legend of Gelert the Dog killed by his own master; and finally the epic Mabinogion, a collection of medieval Welsh mythology. For his own uncanny story, Russ takes us out of his homeland to the streets of Bangkok where he was outwitted by a fortuneteller. We bring it back around on more canine folklore and a travel tip for Eryri National Park, formerly known as Snowdonia. Reading from the <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Mabinogion-Translated-Red-Book-Hergest/dp/1502910438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TIZE598XKWHA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FncEOm9VgxCa6SY-le9qAA3wp-zVgwGp7p6QzbWcp9_NRfZ5M3Rzjfdhou7XTyTNICMwph_hjS5mZs9dPs57yF12uMIbX6PXAj4OR397cYcwm8TfTOL-IiiEeNh1w_XKmmkPTSF7ZIWyjwCQE7bMLf6QDC_2QmXT8oPsvwOnmX3aR4-ktMJMRduyKTh6Zvuli0KElpdBWh9T36AYgdP7WsE_KxY37ZyiIkItwGbbH6g.F-OuUqRYx9VwfM3vwnbCTe6mnWjgQh391lcX9m-fMKc&dib_tag=se&keywords=mabinogion+charlotte+guest&qid=1751422926&s=books&sprefix=mabinogion+charlotte+gues%2Cstripbooks%2C114&sr=1-1'>Mabinogion translated by Lady Charlotte Guest</a>. Check out Russ' book <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Where-Folk-Welsh-Folklore-Road/dp/1915279704'>Where the Folk; A Welsh Folklore Roadtrip</a>. And learn more about him at <a href='https://www.russwilliams.org/'>RussWilliams.org</a>Support <a href='https://www.patreon.com/ournuminousnature'>Our Numinous Nature on Patreon</a>. Follow <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ournuminousnature/'>Our Numinous Nature</a> & my naturalist illustrations on Instagram Check out my <a href='https://ournuminousnature.bigcartel.com/'>shop</a> of shirts, prints, and books featuring my art Contact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

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