The Afanc (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈavaŋk], sometimes also called Addanc, [ˈaðaŋk]) is a lake monster from Welsh mythology. Its exact description varies...
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is famous for its coarse fishing (particularly pike), watersports, the afanc (a monster nicknamed 'Gorsey') and has the only example of a crannog in...
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King Arthur's mount, Llamrei, when it was hauling the terrible Addanc, or "afanc" monster, from the lake. Hengroen Petrosomatoglyph List of historical horses...
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in Welsh mythology feature in a flood legend from the Welsh Triads. The Afanc, a monster that lived in Llyn Llion (which could be Bala Lake) caused a...
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Sea serpent Tarasque Tsuchinoko Typhon Ur Wyvern Yamata no Orochi Zilant Afanc Ratatoskr Rat king; phenomena when a number of rats become intertwined at...
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demon. Æsir (Norse) – Norse deities. Aeternae (Greek) – Saw-horned monster. Afanc (Welsh) – Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agni (Hindu) – God...
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Variants Description Afanc (Gawwar Samakat) Monster Manual II (1983), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994) Afanc and Young Afanc Al-Jahar (Dazzle)...
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that this king is descended from Hu, but that, after a huge flood (see Afanc), only two people, Dwyfan and Dwyfach, survived from whom the later inhabitants...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Cerig-y-Gof chambered tomb Trellyffaint dolmen Standing Stones Bedd yr Afanc Burial Chamber Craig Rhos-y-felin Rhyolite outcrop Pentre Ifan Banc Du Neolithic...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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other figures from Arthurian legend, the mountain is linked to a legendary afanc (water monster) and the Tylwyth Teg (fairies). Ronald Turnbull argues that...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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environment into modern times. Supporters for the potential existence of an afanc creature suggest that both the lake's size (40 metres deep and almost 6 km...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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mountain is also linked to other figures from Arthurian legend, a legendary Afanc (water monster) and the Tylwyth Teg (fairies). It has been argued that Mount...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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uses a yoke, which he invents, to pull a flood-causing monster named the afanc out of the water. Iolo's "Third Series" of triads were initially accepted...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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says the house was once occupied by a dewi (wizard) and his familiar an afanc. One room in the house emanates dread. Carnacki and Matheson can find no...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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Glaslyn was also the final resting place of a water monster, known as an afanc (also the Welsh word for beaver), which had plagued the people of the Conwy...
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Llwyd Cyhyraeth Gwragedd Annwn Gwyllion Tylwyth Teg Sea and lake creatures Afanc Ceffyl Dŵr Llamhigyn y Dŵr Morgens Cewri Ysbaddaden Bencawr Goblins Coblynau...
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King Arthur. As well as other figures from Arthurian legend, the mountain is linked to a legendary afanc (water monster) and the Tylwyth Teg (fairies)....
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