Wales' Darkest Folklore

<p>Wales is set apart from a lot of countries, with one of its folk tales - the Red Dragon - featuring in its flag.&nbsp;</p><br><p>What are the mythical origins of Wales, and other dark folk tales and traditions, such as the Cŵn Annwn; the hounds of the otherworld? Why does the skull of a dead horse, the Mari Lwyd, visit people at Christmas? And how did Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks play a part in Welsh folklore?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Taking Anthony and Maddy through some of the darker corners of Welsh folklore&nbsp;is Russ Williams, author of Where the Folk: A Welsh Folklore Road Trip.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey here.</p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>