#FolkyFriday
Welsh still uses the word 'Gwyddbwyll' for modern chess, but there was once a much older game, similar to the Irish Fidchell.
Amongst the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain was a magical Gwyddbwyll board, made of gold and silver, who's enchanted pieces would play by themselves.
Welsh still uses the word 'Gwyddbwyll' for modern chess, but there was once a much older game, similar to the Irish Fidchell.
Amongst the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain was a magical Gwyddbwyll board, made of gold and silver, who's enchanted pieces would play by themselves.
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#FolkyFriday
Welsh still uses the word 'Gwyddbwyll' for modern chess, but there was once a much older game, similar to the Irish Fidchell.
Amongst the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain was a magical Gwyddbwyll board, made of gold and silver, who's enchanted pieces would play by themselves.
Welsh still uses the word 'Gwyddbwyll' for modern chess, but there was once a much older game, similar to the Irish Fidchell.
Amongst the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain was a magical Gwyddbwyll board, made of gold and silver, who's enchanted pieces would play by themselves.
Tystion ft. John Cale - Gwyddbwyll
YouTube video by Ffarout
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December 6, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Back on my ren faire bullshit
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Back on my ren faire bullshit
(And a little note that they're actually playing Gwyddbwyll, a 'chess-like' game in the same family as the Irish Fidchell. Some older translations use 'chess', but more modern translations usually leave 'gwyddbwyll' as is, with a note of explanation!).
April 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
(And a little note that they're actually playing Gwyddbwyll, a 'chess-like' game in the same family as the Irish Fidchell. Some older translations use 'chess', but more modern translations usually leave 'gwyddbwyll' as is, with a note of explanation!).
Arturo y Owain jugando al Gwyddbwyll*
Alan Lee, 1984.
* El #Hnefatafl escandinavo, una suerte de #ajedrez/damas #medieval. #AlanLee #KingArthur #Mabinogion #WhiteBookRhydderch #RedBookHergest
Alan Lee, 1984.
* El #Hnefatafl escandinavo, una suerte de #ajedrez/damas #medieval. #AlanLee #KingArthur #Mabinogion #WhiteBookRhydderch #RedBookHergest
October 4, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Arturo y Owain jugando al Gwyddbwyll*
Alan Lee, 1984.
* El #Hnefatafl escandinavo, una suerte de #ajedrez/damas #medieval. #AlanLee #KingArthur #Mabinogion #WhiteBookRhydderch #RedBookHergest
Alan Lee, 1984.
* El #Hnefatafl escandinavo, una suerte de #ajedrez/damas #medieval. #AlanLee #KingArthur #Mabinogion #WhiteBookRhydderch #RedBookHergest
chwaraeais i gwyddbwyll gyda'ch chwaer chwe deg chwech o weithiau
March 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
chwaraeais i gwyddbwyll gyda'ch chwaer chwe deg chwech o weithiau
Gair y Dydd: gwyddbwyll geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...
Un o’r pedair camp ar hugain a chwaraeid yn Nghymru'r Oesodd Canol, sies, tawlbwrdd. Ar y dydd hwn yn 1996, enillodd yr uwchgyfrifiadur Deep Blue y gêm gyntaf mewn cystadleuaeth yn erbyn yr uwchfeistr gwyddbwyll Rwsieg, Garry Kasparov.
Un o’r pedair camp ar hugain a chwaraeid yn Nghymru'r Oesodd Canol, sies, tawlbwrdd. Ar y dydd hwn yn 1996, enillodd yr uwchgyfrifiadur Deep Blue y gêm gyntaf mewn cystadleuaeth yn erbyn yr uwchfeistr gwyddbwyll Rwsieg, Garry Kasparov.
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gair y Dydd: gwyddbwyll geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...
Un o’r pedair camp ar hugain a chwaraeid yn Nghymru'r Oesodd Canol, sies, tawlbwrdd. Ar y dydd hwn yn 1996, enillodd yr uwchgyfrifiadur Deep Blue y gêm gyntaf mewn cystadleuaeth yn erbyn yr uwchfeistr gwyddbwyll Rwsieg, Garry Kasparov.
Un o’r pedair camp ar hugain a chwaraeid yn Nghymru'r Oesodd Canol, sies, tawlbwrdd. Ar y dydd hwn yn 1996, enillodd yr uwchgyfrifiadur Deep Blue y gêm gyntaf mewn cystadleuaeth yn erbyn yr uwchfeistr gwyddbwyll Rwsieg, Garry Kasparov.
King Arthur playing a match of Gwyddbwyll against his knight, Owain mab Urien 23 century. the pieces moved were reflected in their lands and armies. take that Harry putter
June 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
King Arthur playing a match of Gwyddbwyll against his knight, Owain mab Urien 23 century. the pieces moved were reflected in their lands and armies. take that Harry putter
#MythologyMonday
The chess-like game of 'Gwyddbwyll' appears multiple times in the stories of the Mabinogion, played by such notable figures as Peredur and even Arthur himself.
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The chess-like game of 'Gwyddbwyll' appears multiple times in the stories of the Mabinogion, played by such notable figures as Peredur and even Arthur himself.
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August 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
#MythologyMonday
The chess-like game of 'Gwyddbwyll' appears multiple times in the stories of the Mabinogion, played by such notable figures as Peredur and even Arthur himself.
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The chess-like game of 'Gwyddbwyll' appears multiple times in the stories of the Mabinogion, played by such notable figures as Peredur and even Arthur himself.
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Gair y Dydd: gwerin geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... – ‘y darnau pren neu ifori a ddefnyddir mewn chwarae gwyddbwyll’ (adran 2). Ar 27 Ionawr 1790 ganwyd William Davies Evans yn sir Benfro. Roedd yn chwaraewr gwyddbwyll o fri ac yn adnabyddus fel dyfeisydd Gambit Evans.
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Gair y Dydd: gwerin geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... – ‘y darnau pren neu ifori a ddefnyddir mewn chwarae gwyddbwyll’ (adran 2). Ar 27 Ionawr 1790 ganwyd William Davies Evans yn sir Benfro. Roedd yn chwaraewr gwyddbwyll o fri ac yn adnabyddus fel dyfeisydd Gambit Evans.
#WyrdWednesday
Gwyddbwyll Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio - one of the 13 Treasures of Britain - was an enchanted game where silver chessmen played by themselves on a gold board. Peredur throws the board into a lake in annoyance after backing the losing side!
🎨Alfred Fredericks & Jean-Noël Rochut
Gwyddbwyll Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio - one of the 13 Treasures of Britain - was an enchanted game where silver chessmen played by themselves on a gold board. Peredur throws the board into a lake in annoyance after backing the losing side!
🎨Alfred Fredericks & Jean-Noël Rochut
November 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
#WyrdWednesday
Gwyddbwyll Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio - one of the 13 Treasures of Britain - was an enchanted game where silver chessmen played by themselves on a gold board. Peredur throws the board into a lake in annoyance after backing the losing side!
🎨Alfred Fredericks & Jean-Noël Rochut
Gwyddbwyll Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio - one of the 13 Treasures of Britain - was an enchanted game where silver chessmen played by themselves on a gold board. Peredur throws the board into a lake in annoyance after backing the losing side!
🎨Alfred Fredericks & Jean-Noël Rochut
And the word gwyddbwyll is still in use in contemporary Welsh today, to refer to common chess.
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August 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
And the word gwyddbwyll is still in use in contemporary Welsh today, to refer to common chess.
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Riddle me this! This Saturday @archaeoplays.bsky.social and @stoutstoat.co.uk will be showcasing their publication 'Carved in Stone'. They'll also be running an ogham based scavenger hunt, making Gwyddbwyll board game pieces, casting knucklebones and posing riddles for visitors!
Sat 18 July, 11-4pm
Sat 18 July, 11-4pm
July 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Riddle me this! This Saturday @archaeoplays.bsky.social and @stoutstoat.co.uk will be showcasing their publication 'Carved in Stone'. They'll also be running an ogham based scavenger hunt, making Gwyddbwyll board game pieces, casting knucklebones and posing riddles for visitors!
Sat 18 July, 11-4pm
Sat 18 July, 11-4pm
#BookWormSat
As [Peredur] came inside he could see gwyddbwyll in the hall, and each of the two sets playing against the other. And the one he would support lost the game, and the other set up a shout just as though they were men ..."
The Mabinogion
🎨Alfred Fredricks & Jean-Noël Rochut
As [Peredur] came inside he could see gwyddbwyll in the hall, and each of the two sets playing against the other. And the one he would support lost the game, and the other set up a shout just as though they were men ..."
The Mabinogion
🎨Alfred Fredricks & Jean-Noël Rochut
May 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
#BookWormSat
As [Peredur] came inside he could see gwyddbwyll in the hall, and each of the two sets playing against the other. And the one he would support lost the game, and the other set up a shout just as though they were men ..."
The Mabinogion
🎨Alfred Fredricks & Jean-Noël Rochut
As [Peredur] came inside he could see gwyddbwyll in the hall, and each of the two sets playing against the other. And the one he would support lost the game, and the other set up a shout just as though they were men ..."
The Mabinogion
🎨Alfred Fredricks & Jean-Noël Rochut
Curta'n Wall's Yr Gwyddbwyll: the definitive Folk/Black Metal album courtesy of Abysmal Specter and Grime Stone Records.
#metalsky #dungeonsynth #CD #medieval #grimestonerecords #blackmetal #metalcd #blackmetalcd #curtanwall #metalcd #metalcdcollection #blackmetalsky
#metalsky #dungeonsynth #CD #medieval #grimestonerecords #blackmetal #metalcd #blackmetalcd #curtanwall #metalcd #metalcdcollection #blackmetalsky
March 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Curta'n Wall's Yr Gwyddbwyll: the definitive Folk/Black Metal album courtesy of Abysmal Specter and Grime Stone Records.
#metalsky #dungeonsynth #CD #medieval #grimestonerecords #blackmetal #metalcd #blackmetalcd #curtanwall #metalcd #metalcdcollection #blackmetalsky
#metalsky #dungeonsynth #CD #medieval #grimestonerecords #blackmetal #metalcd #blackmetalcd #curtanwall #metalcd #metalcdcollection #blackmetalsky
#WyrdWednesday
In the Mabinogion, Peredur is witness to a very strange game of Gwyddbwyll - a game with similarities to chess, still played today - where the "living" pieces on an autonomous board defeat all opponents!
🎨Jean-Noël Rochut & Alfred Fredericks
In the Mabinogion, Peredur is witness to a very strange game of Gwyddbwyll - a game with similarities to chess, still played today - where the "living" pieces on an autonomous board defeat all opponents!
🎨Jean-Noël Rochut & Alfred Fredericks
January 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#WyrdWednesday
In the Mabinogion, Peredur is witness to a very strange game of Gwyddbwyll - a game with similarities to chess, still played today - where the "living" pieces on an autonomous board defeat all opponents!
🎨Jean-Noël Rochut & Alfred Fredericks
In the Mabinogion, Peredur is witness to a very strange game of Gwyddbwyll - a game with similarities to chess, still played today - where the "living" pieces on an autonomous board defeat all opponents!
🎨Jean-Noël Rochut & Alfred Fredericks
#FolkyFriday
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" and carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
[The Mabinogion]
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" and carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
[The Mabinogion]
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#FolkyFriday
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" and carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
[The Mabinogion]
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" and carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
[The Mabinogion]
Are you ready to YR GWYDDBWYLL? Because we're gonna YR GWYDDBWYLL this morning. Really digging the hard turn into folk metal the project has taken here that distinguishes the sound from Abysmal Specter's other work.
This album title is in Welsh and it's pronounced something like "yer gweez-bush".
This album title is in Welsh and it's pronounced something like "yer gweez-bush".
December 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Are you ready to YR GWYDDBWYLL? Because we're gonna YR GWYDDBWYLL this morning. Really digging the hard turn into folk metal the project has taken here that distinguishes the sound from Abysmal Specter's other work.
This album title is in Welsh and it's pronounced something like "yer gweez-bush".
This album title is in Welsh and it's pronounced something like "yer gweez-bush".
#LegendaryWednesday
Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses and watches King Arthur continue to pay Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts - only to wake and find he has been dreaming for 3 days!
Mabinogion [Dream of Rhonabwy] & Red Book of Hergest
Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses and watches King Arthur continue to pay Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts - only to wake and find he has been dreaming for 3 days!
Mabinogion [Dream of Rhonabwy] & Red Book of Hergest
January 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#LegendaryWednesday
Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses and watches King Arthur continue to pay Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts - only to wake and find he has been dreaming for 3 days!
Mabinogion [Dream of Rhonabwy] & Red Book of Hergest
Rhonabwy sees multi coloured horses and watches King Arthur continue to pay Gwyddbwyll with Owain while killer ravens attack his men and carry off their body parts - only to wake and find he has been dreaming for 3 days!
Mabinogion [Dream of Rhonabwy] & Red Book of Hergest
#aydh Ar y dydd hwn yn 1790 (235 mlynedd yn ôl) – ganwyd William Davies Evans, fforiwr a dyfeisydd y symudiad 'Gambit Evans' mewn gwyddbwyll.
cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
January 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#aydh Ar y dydd hwn yn 1790 (235 mlynedd yn ôl) – ganwyd William Davies Evans, fforiwr a dyfeisydd y symudiad 'Gambit Evans' mewn gwyddbwyll.
cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
I just goy my copy of Carved in Stone, a fantastic book by @stoutstoat.co.uk
It is a really well researched guide about the Picts, written so you can use for storytelling, run roleplay campaigns, or just learn about this society from 7th century Scotland. And it is beautifully illustrated!
It is a really well researched guide about the Picts, written so you can use for storytelling, run roleplay campaigns, or just learn about this society from 7th century Scotland. And it is beautifully illustrated!
July 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I just goy my copy of Carved in Stone, a fantastic book by @stoutstoat.co.uk
It is a really well researched guide about the Picts, written so you can use for storytelling, run roleplay campaigns, or just learn about this society from 7th century Scotland. And it is beautifully illustrated!
It is a really well researched guide about the Picts, written so you can use for storytelling, run roleplay campaigns, or just learn about this society from 7th century Scotland. And it is beautifully illustrated!
#MythologyMonday
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll [similar to chess] that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" & carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
Mabinogion - Red Book of Hergest
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll [similar to chess] that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" & carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
Mabinogion - Red Book of Hergest
August 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
#MythologyMonday
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll [similar to chess] that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" & carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
Mabinogion - Red Book of Hergest
Arthur & Owain are so engrossed in their game of Gwyddbwyll [similar to chess] that they ignore Ravens swooping down "on the men who had previously caused them injury, pain & loss" & carrying off their heads, eyes, ears & arms behind them!
Mabinogion - Red Book of Hergest
Pob lwc i'r ddau frawd a gweddill y tîm www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
Brodyr o Gaerdydd yn dathlu ar ôl cael eu dewis i dîm gwyddbwyll Cymru
Mae brodyr 10 a 12 oed o Gaerdydd yn dathlu ar ôl cael eu dewis i gynrychioli Cymru mewn cystadleuaeth gwyddbwyll enwog.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 24, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Pob lwc i'r ddau frawd a gweddill y tîm www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
tout l'album est incroyable, dans mon top de 2023, l'album de 2024 est un cran en dessous mais contient des pépites de ce genre
grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/curtan...
grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/curtan...
Curta'n Wall - YR GWYDDBWYLL, by Curta'n Wall
14 track album
grimestone.bandcamp.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
tout l'album est incroyable, dans mon top de 2023, l'album de 2024 est un cran en dessous mais contient des pépites de ce genre
grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/curtan...
grimestone.bandcamp.com/album/curtan...
#MythologyMonday
Two tales in the Mabinogion feature visions that come to the protagonists in their sleep: The Dream of Rhonabwy, and The Dream of Macsen Wledig. Notably, both dreams also feature the ancient Welsh board game of Gwyddbwyll, a name that survives in modern Welsh as the word for chess!
Two tales in the Mabinogion feature visions that come to the protagonists in their sleep: The Dream of Rhonabwy, and The Dream of Macsen Wledig. Notably, both dreams also feature the ancient Welsh board game of Gwyddbwyll, a name that survives in modern Welsh as the word for chess!
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#MythologyMonday
Two tales in the Mabinogion feature visions that come to the protagonists in their sleep: The Dream of Rhonabwy, and The Dream of Macsen Wledig. Notably, both dreams also feature the ancient Welsh board game of Gwyddbwyll, a name that survives in modern Welsh as the word for chess!
Two tales in the Mabinogion feature visions that come to the protagonists in their sleep: The Dream of Rhonabwy, and The Dream of Macsen Wledig. Notably, both dreams also feature the ancient Welsh board game of Gwyddbwyll, a name that survives in modern Welsh as the word for chess!