Stories, Myths & Legends – Amgueddfa Llangollen Museum

Stories, Myths & Legends World's End and the Eglwyseg Valley

21 November 2025

John Jones the Regicide

It is reputed that a later occupant of Plas Uchaf was Colonel John Jones, who’s…

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Stories, Myths & Legends World's End and the Eglwyseg Valley

21 November 2025

The Legend of Owain and Nest

A popular tale associated with Plas Uchaf is that of Owain and Nest. Owain, Prince…

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Stories, Myths & Legends World's End and the Eglwyseg Valley

21 November 2025

Elizabeth I and Her Illegitimate Child

A plaque over the door at World’s End says: MDLXIII (1563) ELIZABETH REGINA Legend has…

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Was Fron Lwyd the home of the Cneifiwr Glas?

Stories, Myths & Legends World's End and the Eglwyseg Valley

20 November 2025

Edward Davies – the Cneifiwr Glas

An interesting story, related by Thomas Pennant in his Tours in Wales at the end…

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Stories, Myths & Legends World's End and the Eglwyseg Valley

20 November 2025

The Witch of Pen yr Erw

Pen yr Erw (Top of the Acre) was another property that used to belong to…

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Tales From the Upper Dee Valley Stories, Myths & Legends

20 November 2025

Llyn Tegid

There are a number of legends that describe the birth of Llyn Tegid or Bala…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Tales From the Upper Dee Valley

20 November 2025

The Legend of Ceridwen and Taliesin

There lived on an island in Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake in North Wales) a Goddess…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Tales From the Upper Dee Valley

20 November 2025

The White Stag of Llangar

The tradition is that Llangar Church was to have been built near the spot where…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Tales From the Upper Dee Valley

20 November 2025

The Phantom Cortege of Corwen

During the 19th Century, a man entering Corwen one evening came upon a crowd following…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Tales From the Upper Dee Valley

20 November 2025

Old Emyr’s Bicycle

There is an ancient bicycle parked on platform 2 at Carrog station. It belonged to…

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Stories of Owain Glyndwr Stories, Myths & Legends

20 November 2025

The Life of Owain Glyndwr

Owain Glyndŵr lived over 600 years ago and yet today remains one of the most…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Stories of Owain Glyndwr

20 November 2025

Glyndwr’s Mound and Lodge

In 1400, Reginald de Grey, Marcher Lord of the Ruthin area, laid claim to some…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Stories of Owain Glyndwr

20 November 2025

The Mark of the Dagger

Legend says that Owain Glyndwr, in a fit of rage, hurled his dagger from the…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Stories of Owain Glyndwr

20 November 2025

Glyndwr’s Prison House

According to Lewis in the first half of the 19th century, the village of Carrog…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Stories of Owain Glyndwr

20 November 2025

Glyndwr’s Statue

In the late 20th century Corwen decided to honour Owain Glyndwr by erecting a statue…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of Dinas Bran Castle

20 November 2025

The Story of Dinas Brân Castle

Towering high above Llangollen stands Castell Dinas Brân (known to the local population as Crow…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of Dinas Bran Castle

20 November 2025

Beli and Brân

A tale of two bickering brothers begins when their father, the duke of Cornwall, died.…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of Dinas Bran Castle

20 November 2025

Gogmagog

The Romance of Fulk Fitzwarine A 12th Century document 'the Romance of Fulk Fitzwarine' refers…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of Dinas Bran Castle

20 November 2025

Myfanwy Fechan

In the 1330s the Mortimer family of Chirk fell out with Edward III, and their…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of St Collen

20 November 2025

The Story of St Collen

Llangollen is named after the 7th century saint who founded the town. Llan is the…

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Stories, Myths & Legends Legends of St Collen

20 November 2025

St Collen and Gwyn ap Nudd

It was one day in his cell on Glastonbury Tor that he was invited by…

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