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Morgan Sheppard (1033 KP) created a post

Jun 25, 2026  
Good morning, my lovelies! Some books really do have that quality, the ones that get past every defence you didn't know you had up and find something true and unguarded underneath. It's always worth paying attention when a piece of writing does that to you because it usually means something important.

Have a Thoughtful Thursday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #folklore #TalesFromWales
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1033 KP) created a post

May 29, 2026  
Happy Folklore Friday for the 29th! 🌿

Today I want to talk about the Cyhyraeth, one of the quieter, stranger figures in Welsh folklore and one that has always fascinated me.

At first glance, a Cyhyraeth is like the Irish Banshee. It’s a wailing female spirit that acts as a death omen, heralding an impending loss. But unlike the Banshee, the Cyhyraeth is never seen, only ever heard, particularly along the Welsh coast and near water.

The cry was understood as a portent of death, arriving before illness, before disaster, before shipwrecks claimed their dead. Sometimes she was said to wail three times, each cry growing fainter, and those who heard her knew that something irrevocable was already in motion.

What makes the Cyhyraeth so compelling is how much she does with so little. There's no figure to describe, no face to imagine, only a sound moving through the darkness and the particular dread of knowing that a warning has already come too late to change anything. 🌊

She belongs to a rich tradition of Welsh omens and heralds, sitting alongside the Gwrach y Rhibyn and the corpse candle as one of the ways Welsh folklore gave shape to the unspeakable. Some things, it seems, need a voice even when there's no one left to hear them.

#FolkloreFriday #TalesFromWales #WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #MythAndMoonlight
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1033 KP) May 29, 2026

And for those of you wondering... it's pronounced Kuh-HUR-aith 💙
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David McK (3832 KP) rated Troll (2022) in Movies

Jun 14, 2026 (Updated Jun 14, 2026)  
Troll (2022)
Troll (2022)
2022 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
5
6.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Norwegian 'creature feature', with a Troll from Scandinavian folklore - so not the cute and cuddly variety we may be more used to - being awakened from its slumber in the Norwegian mountains, and heading inexorably towards Oslo whilst those in charge - at least initially - struggle refuse to believe just what it is and then struggle to come up with ways of stopping it.

Not bad, but not brilliant either (IMO).
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1033 KP) created a post

Jul 2, 2026  
Good morning, wonderful people! It's one of those ideas that gets more remarkable the longer you sit with it, that picking up a book is a genuine act of connection across time. And that the people who wrote the things we love were as real, complicated, and curious as anyone we might meet today.

Have a Thoughtful Thursday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #folklore
      
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Morgan Sheppard (1033 KP) created a post

Jul 16, 2026  
Good morning, wonderful people! This is one of those quotes that gets to the heart of it very simply and without any fuss. Underneath all the other reasons we give for reading, that's usually the truest one, the sense of recognition and connection that a good book can give you when you need it most.

Have a Thoughtful Thursday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #TalesFromWales #folklore