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The Strangeness That Is Wales (Jack's Strange Tales Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Jack Strange (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Discover the strange legends, tales and history of Wales.

Did the Welsh sail across the Atlantic in the 12th century?

Was King Arthur Welsh?

Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur. Welsh animal lore, customs, monsters and music are also examined. One of the strangest villages in the world gets a chapter to itself, as do witches, miners and druids.

The book is written in a personal, light-hearted style, with geographical references to help identify the places. Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate.

Hopefully, you will come away with a different view on Wales - and a smile on your face.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HDQX26Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Next Chapter (September 15, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2018
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Scottish born and bred, I am strange by name and inclination. All that is strange interests me, by land and sea; folklore, real stories, real mysteries, ghosts, bogles and things that go bump in the night.

I have lived in a haunted house, scanned Loch Ness for the monster and presently live in the shadow of an 800 year old monastery in the North of Scotland.

I aim to write a whole range of small, easily affordable books about strange things and events.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wales is a strange land
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018
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There is everything strange from red dragons to ghostly ladies dressed in green instead of white. It seems the men of Wales are fighters, poets, and singers that continue long after their life spans as the ghostly music greets you in caves, by the lakes, and in the graveyard. Of course, the ghostly ladies sing also. Everything, however, seemed nebulous. Even their answer to Nessie in Lake Ness is so infrequent that it is just tales passed down. The creature seems to be camera shy. The author visits lakes, caves, graveyards, old houses, and tells different versions of the same phenomena. It seems one can even disappear when trying to solve a ghostly visitation. The author does credit the fighting spirit of the Welsh. It seems they were the first to wear the red jacket for their marching armies. Their renown was so great that Britain retained the red color for all of their troops. Who would have thought?
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Eve Gaal
4.0 out of 5 stars Travel Guidebook Entwined with Fairy Dust.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019
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This book is the perfect companion for someone about to travel to Wales. I can imagine it would come in handy when making a bet at a pub. Crammed full of information, it’s almost intoxicating. I can tell the author could write several additional books about many of the subjects covered in this compendium. Of course, most of the tall tales are based on hearsay and the oral tradition. There's a lot of research here. That being said, the author, Jack Strange often uses the word ‘possibly’, as he navigates from one amazing topic to another. Lucky for him, he didn’t see most of this with his very own eyes.
There are detailed stories about Welsh dragons, witches, coal miners and their premonitions. There are several Welsh ghost stories, superstitions, courting rituals, wedding customs, the fate of wife beaters, food, miraculous springs, frog curses, pirates, monks, Merlin, King Arthur, The Holy Grail, fairies, mermaids, and Druids. Even unique Welsh sports such as Shin Kicking or Bog snorkeling.
And there’s more: The legendary afanc is apparently the Welsh equivalent of Nessie. Women acted as reinforcements during war, there’s the devil’s bridge and the sensational belief that a Welsh explorer by the name of Madoc, discovered Alabama in 1170.
“Wales is a country where everything has a song; the surf chants as it breaks on the shore, the rivers sing in their secret solitude through the hills, and even the wind whispers to its own tune.” So sensitive and so romantic.
Personally, I loved everything but the historic names and the strange combination of letters in the Welsh language.
My favorite quote is ‘Unravelling myth from folklore is nigh impossible in Wales, and that is part of the strange charm of this country.”
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Peek at Old Lore
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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This book caught my attention because it is lore such as that provides glimpses into the beginnings of any culture in any area.

A lot of research went into the compiling of these strange tales and beliefs. They range from serious to laughable to the absurd. They all reflect on the people and on Wales of today, and are not simply historically obscure. Even the narration is written with a voice of the old world. I am sure the author tried to capture that as well. As I read I sensed a certain flavor for life and about the origins of beliefs and attitudes. What I learned shed a new light on a country I know little about. This was a delightful and informative read.
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Per Kristian Halle
4.0 out of 5 stars Many themes - thinly spread
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
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Seeing that the author does get to the Sea-Caves of Criccieth towards the end (ch. 28 p. 187) I wish he had
made use of the most brilliant expose of Welsh flights of imagination and acceptance thereof, vs the Anglo-Saxon craving for rationality - the poem "Welsh Incident" by Robert Graves (1929): "But that was nothing to what things came out. .." Go read! In mho the poem foreshadows the perspectives of an amusing but very loosely gathered set of observations.
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J.D. and E. J. Parson
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs a proof reader!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020
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The lack of proof reading made this book hard to follow in some places -just two examples are words missing from sentences, and the name of the same person spelled two different ways (Tate/Tait) in consecutive paragraphs.
In the introduction the author apologizes in advance for the fact that he might well have misspelled some of the place names. Considering that he is writing about Wales, one would assume that getting the place names spelled correctly would be of some importance - there are such things as maps, atlases, and even a thing called Google that might have been of assistance . I wasn't sure what to make of this slipshod approach. Did he not care enough to bother?
It took me some re-reading and a little "geographical deduction" on more than one occasion to make sense of some of the place names spellings and Welsh words and phrases as they are (mis)spelled in this book!
The tales themselves were amusing and interesting, but the problems caused by errors and misspelling spoiled my enjoyment of the book.
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Frances Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
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I gave as a gift, my mother loved it.
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Luna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020
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I gave this book five stars just because it was so entertaining, and fun! I have visited Wales and have an amount of Welsh ancestry, so I was very curious and wanted to learn more about these beautiful people. Thank you Jack!
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Linda Tippit
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019
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There are some very strange tales from the history and folk tales from this country. This story makes for a very entertaining read. I would love to see some of these places.
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Sashadoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Wales, land of song and strange goings on
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2019
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I enjoyed this book very much. My Mum was half-Welsh so I have an ancestral connection to the place. I was also stationed at a small RAF camp on Cardigan Bay for a time and completed my RAF survival training in the Brecon Beacons, mentioned in the book. I'm glad I didn't know of some of the stories related in this book at the time, or I might have made a run for civilisation before my training was completed. Jack Strange has put together a wonderful collection of some of the best and least known myths, legends and simply weird happenings in this small but diverse country, where even here there is a North/South divide, with those in the north more prone to perpetuating the ancient Welsh language, less so in the south. From ghosts to goblins, fairies and strange monsters, it's all here in the pages of this book, together with some of the history of the people of this strange land that has so much to offer the traveller and the serious historian alike. As one with some connection to Wales, and some experience of a couple of its wilder places, I found this to be an enjoyable and informative read, which pays due homage to the people and the history of Wales, Land of Song, and weird goings-on.
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Katherine Lloyd
5.0 out of 5 stars The Strange Tales of Wales
Reviewed in Australia on June 24, 2020
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It is a great book about Welsh Wales, I recommend it to anyone who reads until 1.45 am like I do.
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ALLOYD
4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read. Recommend.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2019
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Good read. I enjoyed it. Some stories and myths were more interesting than others, I thought, but overall quite fascinating!
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oxonman
3.0 out of 5 stars Vaguely amusing and interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2021
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No big revelations here, but a series of short observations and anecdotal stories from past times. A light bedtime read.
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Mr. A. Pugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Strange indeed but believable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2021
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A great insight into the legends and myths of Wales. Being a Pugh with family ties going back some 4 generations it made for interesting reading about my ancestry.. and has given me the urge to re visit Llanfachreth and the surrounding areas again.
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