Welsh folklore

Welsh folklore is the collective term for the folklore of the Welsh people. It encompasses topics related to Welsh mythology, folk tales, customs, and oral tradition.

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Welsh folklore is related to Irish and Scottish folklore due to its Celtic traditions, and to English folklore, but it shares most similarities with the Brythonic cultures of Brittany and Cornwall.[1]

See also

References
  1. Owen, Elias (1896). "Welsh Folk-Lore". Retrieved 2 December 2011.

Further reading
  • Juliette M. Wood (1988). "Classifying Folk Narrative Using the Type/Motif Method: A Case-Study on Welsh Material". In: Folk Life, 27:1, pp. 95-103. DOI: 10.1179/flk.1988.27.1.95


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