I met a farmer outside Bangor Gwynedd who worked blue merle collies. He told me that the breed was an ancient British one and it had also been referred to as ‘y ci tylwyth têg/faerie dog’ He reckoned there was a folk belief that if the dog was treated kindly it would grant its owner a long life. I’d never heard that before but the guy didn’t seem like a shite talker either. Best be safe and never kick one I reckon. Especially with all these covids about.

Thirty five years ago I professionally raised Pembroke and Cardigan corgis. The first imparting of knowledge I gathered was that of the fairy Raine's story on the Pembroke's shoulder area, where of course fairy's rode. I always have loved the mythology behind this to this day. Love the books of Tasha Tudor and her corgis. The Cardigan Welsh corgi dates back to 1200 B.C., supposedly.

I love this exploration sharing your research! And I can deeply relate to being a folklore nerd, it's quite fun. I think it's unfortunate that we have this belief that something must be "ancient" in order for it to be a valid creation or contribution to culture, leading to a lot of misrepresentation where folks try to shoe-horn things into being "ancient" as if to make them more valid. Certainly, ancient folklore has a lot of incredible meaning and impact! but modern folklore, and our modern created ideas, have their own place in our culture as well. It's fine to enjoy them and they can be a very meaningful part of modern culture -- the problem arises when we misrepresent and misattribute them as being something they aren't (ancient, historical, extra-mystical). This reminds me of the issue of Iolo Morgannwg, where he actually was a genuinely good poet who made significant contributions to Welsh culture...but he also created forgeries, and encouraged false ideas about the origins of his works and their history. A shame, because seriously there is nothing wrong with creating something new. This corgi poem is a great 20th century concept, and while it doesn't belong in the groups of older folklore, that doesn't mean it isn't quite lovely! Anyway, diolch am eich fideo! I laughed as you described the corgi poem and had the corgi photos up, it's easy to tell even without the poem's title that it was speaking of corgwn.

Thank you! I recently discovered something similar with the "sacred fairy trees" of oak and ash and thorn. That comes from a Kipling poem

I’ve owned corgis my whole life, so I’m always very interested in any folklore involving them! Lovely video!

This is super adorable, entertaining and very informative. Thank you!

Truly showcasing the power of story and how information can shift the entire consciousness….what’s upsetting more is that these stories really impacted the Fae!

What beautiful artwork in that book. As. A child i would have thought about the realm of fairies and corgi .

I have learned from my teacher R.J. Stewart, who wrote "The Living World of Faery" that Faeries are mostly human sized or larger (The Goddess Bridget was of the Tuatha De Danaan, and Morgan Le Fey is regarded by some as a Faery). It wasn't until the Victorian times that the idea of little sprites became popular in human consciousness. So while Faeries may love Corgis, it is more likely that they would come riding on a milk white steed like Rhiannon did, and the Faery Queen who takes Thomas the Rhymer to the land of Faery on her horse in Scotland

I’ve always been fascinated by Faery folklore and similarly I never came across specific mention of corgis. This is truly fascinating. And now I want to read that poem. Thank you for sharing this!

I know my Corgi/Beagle is magical. I've her beyond belief. SHE IS SO SPECIAL!!!. LOVE YOUR POSTS!

I'm loving all your videos Mhara thanks :-)

Thank you do much for a interesting and creative video. Loved the topic. ❤️🙏

So whilst it's not ancient, I was wondering does that make it somehow untrue? Like maybe it's just newer information our ancestors didn't witness? I loved your video btw! And I love corgis they're absolutely adorable 🥰

That's a deep question, isn't it? At what point does something become true folklore? How long does it have to have been adopted -- from whatever source -- and woven into the fabric of the cultural consciousness of a region before it is, in fact, considered a part of that region's true folklore? Good things to think about. Also... Corgis are adorable!

The whole idea is new to me so i thoroughly enjoyed the idea and the way you presented both the tale and your research. Thank you!

Trying to pretend I'm not heartbroken, but really enjoyed this video anyway!!

Thank you Mhara 💚

I liked this video. I think that just bc it's not ancient information doesn't necessarily mean that it can't still be valid. Especially considering In another couple hundred thousand years we'll be ancient history as well

Corgi lore, or Corglore.

Please tell us a bedtime story

Please read us the whole poem! please please❤❤

Anyone ever hear about fairies riding hummingbirds?

I wish that story was really part of old lore but I also wish people would stop claiming stuff as ancient when it's not 😂 that's how a lot of dangerous stuff gets woven into the general consciousnesses 😭 at least this one time it was something innocent.

You better had have some good Calan Gaeaf content ready to drop, else there’ll be a curse put on you. Every time you’ll eat parma violets they’ll taste like smelly socks. Be warned.