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<I>Chwedlau Cymru ~ Stories from Wales</I></FONT></TD>
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<B>Finding Stories:</B><BR>
<A HREF="storyindex.html">An Index of Stories</A><BR>
<A HREF="storytypes.html">All Sorts of Stories</A><BR>
<A HREF="whoswho.html">Who's Who in Welsh Stories</A>
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<B>Storytelling in Wales:</B><BR>
<A HREF="tradition.html">A Long Tradition</A><BR>
<A HREF="modern.html">Storytelling Today</A>
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<B>Background:</B><BR>
<A HREF="storytelling.html">What is Storytelling?</A><BR>
<A HREF="wales.html">Wales and the Welsh</A>
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<H1 ALIGN="center"><I>Croeso, welcome</I></H1>
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This site is dedicated to the storytelling heritage of <I>Cymru</I>, of Wales; to the stories, from ancient myths to urban legends - to the storytellers, and all those who tell stories - and to the history of Wales, real and imaginary.
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Wales has a long tradition of storytelling, from the wonder tales of the <A HREF=mabinogion.html>Mabinogion</A> through fireside tales of the Little People and larger than life historical figures, through to the urban legends of our own day. Storytellers have always taught and entertained anyone who would listen; once there were bards entertaining their noble patrons in medieval halls, now contemporary tellers keeping the old stories alive, despite the book and the box.
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"<I>Amser maith yn ôl ... once upon a time ...</I>" Why not follow that oldest of invitations and enter a world of <I>hud a lledrith</I>, of magic and enchantment, where <A HREF="llyn.html">animals talk</A>, <A HREF="gwynapnudd.html#collen">saints curse</A> and <A HREF="macsen.html">dreams come true</A>?
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<I>Here you will find stories which I have retold in my own words - feel free to tell them in yours.</I>
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<I>This page was last updated on 12<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2001</I>
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