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Maggie Smith

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bones bones bones

[haywaggon]

Cwn Annwfn

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y draig coch wishes you a happy pride :)

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ancient welsh catboys...

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Okay so, I think this is the guy!

Caerleon's website describes it as a gorgon's head, but the official Museums of Wales' tumblr account (which I'm delighted to know exists) calls it a cat head, so idk. But that very much looks like a cat boy to me

[insanity-over-sanity]

for the great queen rhiannon, goddess of sovereignty, horses, transformation, forgiveness, and understanding ❤️

[god-of-annwn]

Welsh mythology - Ceridwen

Goddess of rebirth, transformation and inspiration

[mhara-starling]

Yesterday we spent the entire day in reverence of Branwen and her story.

The story of Branwen is one bubbling with wisdom that we could do with remembering in the modern world.

Branwen was a foreigner in a foreign land who was used as a scapegoat and mistreated terribly. The entire tale ripples with narratives concerning the othering of people we might perceive as “different”, and the devastation that can come when these beliefs divide us. Remind you of any current issues?

Photos taken at Pont Branwen over the Afon Alaw, a bridge which crosses the river beside which Branwen died according to the second branch. And Bedd Branwen, Branwen’s grave. An ancient monument that became associated with Branwen in local lore. Interesting how the monument looks almost like a heart broken in two. Evocative of the fact Branwen died of a broken heart.

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St Fagans tapestry showing the story of Branwen and her brother Brân the Blessed

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I wish every Welsh person a happy

Please Remember To Vote

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ancient welsh catboys...

[wildbasil]

sorry guys he's really not feeling up to it this year 😔

but fear not! another competitor appears!

happy may day!🥳

[lorenhardyart]

TALIESIN: as photographed by tom doona.

good thing the director & producer hired a proper photographer, because i certainly didn't remember to take any good photos of the finished puppets when i was done working on them! these are all the things i sculpted/built & papier mache'd, though the final paint touches were done by eleanor ferguson, who also made the other half of the puppets (not pictured) plus the set, costume, and a boatload of other props. they're a whiz!

the performer is ellie webster, who i happened to randomly meet one day at a clowning workshop, and after talking puppets for a bit as we left the venue, they invited me to come and make puppets for this project, and i very, very enthusiastically took 'em up on the offer. it's been a joy!

[gingersnaptaff]

To my Welsh mutuals: SENEDD ELECTIONS ON THE SEVENTH OF MAY, GET OUT AND VOTE, OR I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL FIND A WAY TO BRING OWAIN GLYNDŴR BACK FROM THE DEAD, AND GET HIM TO HIT YOU ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A SWORD.

(Also, vote tactically. And say no to Reform.)

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Castell Coch, South Wales

[ymarilwyd]

forever in love with the fact that Pwyll's name means wisdom when anyone I've ever seen discuss the Mabinogion has immediately called him a dumbass

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rhiannon & pwyll | the chiefdom of dyfed