Welsh Myths of Calan Mai

Celtic Mythology
April 28, 2025•0 min read

Welsh Myths of Calan Mai

Calan Mai (Beltane) is a time of flowers, birdsong and sunshine, but Welsh myths set at this time tell of conflict, horrific violence and monstrous threats to the very fertility of the land and the people. What does this mean? What’s at the heart of this contradiction?

Studied at Bangor University: 2005, BA: 1st, Welsh 2007, MA: Distinction, Welsh 2012, PhD, School of Welsh Originally from Queens Park (now Caia Park), Wrecsam. Formerly released music as Gwilym Morus, Mwnci Nel and lead singer for Drymbago. He worked as a research fellow at the Library of Congress, Washington DC in 2010. One of the founders of Eos, the Broadcasting Rights Agency for Wales in 2011. He continues to compose, perform, write, teach, consult and make video to this day.

Gwilym Morus-Baird

Studied at Bangor University: 2005, BA: 1st, Welsh 2007, MA: Distinction, Welsh 2012, PhD, School of Welsh Originally from Queens Park (now Caia Park), Wrecsam. Formerly released music as Gwilym Morus, Mwnci Nel and lead singer for Drymbago. He worked as a research fellow at the Library of Congress, Washington DC in 2010. One of the founders of Eos, the Broadcasting Rights Agency for Wales in 2011. He continues to compose, perform, write, teach, consult and make video to this day.

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