Cantre'r Gwaelod / The Drowning of the Bottom Hundred
Added 2023-02-18 18:00:03 +0000 UTCS'mae!
The story of Cantre'r Gwaelod is essentially a cautionary tale about drinking on the job and how unreliable your boss is, I thought with the state of the island that now is the perfect time for this story.
As with all tales there are more variations than just the 2 I have mentioned. Cymric stories, like most folklore out there began with the oral traditions and so there will always be some differences. In the one today it was damage to the wall, in the children's version Seithenyn was in a hurry to get to the King's party and forgot to close the gate. What they all have in common is the ending.
Also if you do happen to plan a trip to Aberdyfi in August be sure to check out Race the Train in Tywyn, it's so much fun!
Mwynha!
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Further Reading:
- Read the story on ancienttexts: The Drowning of the Bottom Hundred
- Llyfr Du Caerfyddin: https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbcindex.html
- The Black Book of Camarthen: https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbcindex.html
- XIX Englynion y Beddau: https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbc19w.html
- XIX The Stanzas of the Graves: https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbc19.html
- XXXVIII Seithenhin (Kymraec): https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbc38w.html
- XXXVIII Seithenhin (English): https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/bbc38.html
- The Story of Taliesin: https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/taliesin.html
- The Welsh Fairy Booky by W. Jenkyn Thomas: The Welsh Fairy Book
- Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Claire Fayers
- Cymraeg: Chwedlau Cymru
- English: Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
Also for those of you trying to incorporate more Cymraeg music into your playlist, which should be all of you, Big Leaves have a song called Seithenyn.
