What exactly did the Puritan Charles Edwards mean in 1677 when he referred to the enchanting 'devils' who appeared as a ‘visible troop’ throughout Wales? Widely known as Y Tylwyth Teg ("the Fair Family"), or Bendith eu Mamau ("Their Mother’s Blessing"), colourful tales and frequent sightings of the fairies spread fear across the land.
This exhibition draws on Special Collections and Archives’ magnificent range of printed material from the 15th to the 20th centuries, from early dictionaries to poetry, from contemporary folklore accounts to modern artistic works. It reveals many of the spiritual and demonic beliefs surrounding the history of the fairies, or ‘neighbourly devils’, in Wales. Are you brave enough? Vertical Divider
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Beth yn union oedd y Piwritan Charles Edwards yn ei olygu pan, ym 1677, fe gyfeiriodd at y 'diafoliaid cymdogol’ a arferai ymddangos fel 'torfeydd gweladwy' ledled Cymru? Y Tylwyth Teg, neu Bendith eu Mamau fel eu gelwir yn gyffredin, roedd straeon lliwgar ac nifer o welediadau yn lledu ofn ar hyd y wlad.
O’r 15fed i’r 20fed ganrif, mae'r arddangosfa yn tynnu ar ystod helaeth o ddeunyddiau print yr Archifau a’r Casgliadau Arbennig, o eiriaduron cynnar i farddoniaeth, i gyfrifon llên gwerin a gwaith artistiaid, i dynnu sylw at rai o'r credoau a’r themâu allweddol sy’n amgylchynu hanes tylwyth teg, neu 'ddiafoliaid cymdogol' yng Nghymru. A ydych chi’n ddigon dewr? |
Special Collections and Archives
Arts and Social Studies Library Corbett Road Cardiff University CF10 3EU Open 9:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday. Closed bank holidays. |
Casgliadau Arbennig ac Archifau
Llyfrgell y Celfyddydau ac Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol Heol Corbett Prifysgol Caerdydd CF10 3EU Ar agor 9:00 - 17:00, Llun i Gwener. Ar gau ar wyliau banc. |