In this episode I offer a new way of interpreting the fascinating and mysterious bread imagery in folktales about marriages between Welsh faery women and mortal men.
Thank you mr Greg for your wonderful cultural literary channel. There are wonderful channel titled Bealtain cottage owner of channel Irish lady in late 60s mrs Colette o Neil she spent 19 years for developing land of three acres . She is founder of bealtaine project in west of Ireland. She is author of books cottage and three acres , walking between world . She is always taks about Celtic people , traditions. As always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly as I read wales is home of many superstitions and myths . You too In Appalachian region in USA . There many welsh myths such as if bride eats small piece of bread and butter cut by best man before wedding cake is cut , her children while have pretty and small mouths . There are famous welsh bread such as laverbread known as speckled made of seaweed , known too as black gold , welsh man caviar. Bara brith in welsh language means ( bread ) , made in farmhouse by adding fruit , sugar ,spices. This bread history back to 13th and 14 th centuries.
There are great story named lady of liyn lake of small hill in black mountains South Wales . Story of welsh folklore chanting woman of lake , spiritual world . Widow had son , when he grew up and she sent him to look after her cattle on mountain. One day on lake . He behold lady of most beautiful creatures ringlets on her shoulders. He have bread and cheese . When he come home have feeling of love , he wanted to touch lady with hand . This lady was from welsh faeries of lake and stream . She dived under and disappeared, leaving him love stricken youth to return to him . He told his mother . She advised him to take some unbaked dough and toes in his pocket . Next morning before sun rise . He not looking for his mother cattle , seeking for lady opposite side of lake . Behold her , his hand full of unbaked bread , which referred with his heart vow of eternal unbaked . He left his mother house wishes reappearance of lady of lake . She refused baked bread. She consented to became his bride on one condition that they should only live together until she received from him three blows without cause . I hope you like my research. Best wishes for you your dearest ones .
Perfect story for upcoming Lughnasadh! Loved hearing the roots of the phrase "bun in the oven." Super annoying, but not surprising, coming from the writings of Hippocrates.
Hi, Tracy! Thanks for watching. Re: “she’s got a little bun in the oven,” I remember finding the phrase annoying when I would hear it as a kid. I didn’t really know why; I just didn’t like it. It’s really interesting to me how the bread motif plays out in these Celtic folktales.
Greetings to you Greg and thanks for another delicious folk tale 😊. Next time I bake bread I'll be looking at it quite differently ✌️😎🌹🇿🇦
Thanks, Giuseppe! So glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you mr Greg for your wonderful cultural literary channel. There are wonderful channel titled Bealtain cottage owner of channel Irish lady in late 60s mrs Colette o Neil she spent 19 years for developing land of three acres . She is founder of bealtaine project in west of Ireland. She is author of books cottage and three acres , walking between world . She is always taks about Celtic people , traditions. As always iam gathering main information about topics you mentioned briefly as I read wales is home of many superstitions and myths . You too In Appalachian region in USA . There many welsh myths such as if bride eats small piece of bread and butter cut by best man before wedding cake is cut , her children while have pretty and small mouths . There are famous welsh bread such as laverbread known as speckled made of seaweed , known too as black gold , welsh man caviar. Bara brith in welsh language means ( bread ) , made in farmhouse by adding fruit , sugar ,spices. This bread history back to 13th and 14 th centuries.
When I was in Wales for a Hen Galan party earlier this year, a man brought me a small piece of homemade bara brith with Welsh butter. It was so good!
There are great story named lady of liyn lake of small hill in black mountains South Wales . Story of welsh folklore chanting woman of lake , spiritual world . Widow had son , when he grew up and she sent him to look after her cattle on mountain. One day on lake . He behold lady of most beautiful creatures ringlets on her shoulders. He have bread and cheese . When he come home have feeling of love , he wanted to touch lady with hand . This lady was from welsh faeries of lake and stream . She dived under and disappeared, leaving him love stricken youth to return to him . He told his mother . She advised him to take some unbaked dough and toes in his pocket . Next morning before sun rise . He not looking for his mother cattle , seeking for lady opposite side of lake . Behold her , his hand full of unbaked bread , which referred with his heart vow of eternal unbaked . He left his mother house wishes reappearance of lady of lake . She refused baked bread. She consented to became his bride on one condition that they should only live together until she received from him three blows without cause . I hope you like my research. Best wishes for you your dearest ones .
Thank you. Yes, this is the exact story that got me interested in the mystical bread!
Perfect story for upcoming Lughnasadh! Loved hearing the roots of the phrase "bun in the oven." Super annoying, but not surprising, coming from the writings of Hippocrates.
Hi, Tracy! Thanks for watching. Re: “she’s got a little bun in the oven,” I remember finding the phrase annoying when I would hear it as a kid. I didn’t really know why; I just didn’t like it.
It’s really interesting to me how the bread motif plays out in these Celtic folktales.