Episode 49: Adar Llwch Gwin

Legends of the Hidden Horde · Sep 1, 2026 · 9m

In episode 49 we walk into the dark folds of the old Welsh hills, where mist clings to the bracken like a second skin and the wind carries the salt of distant seas, Here in these hills there once lived a truth that the bards never quite dared to soften. This is the tale of the Adar Llwch Gwin, the Birds of the Dust of Wine, creatures whose wings once darkened the sky above the Island of Britain, and whose obedience became the sharpest blade in any warrior’s hand. We speak of them with care.

These stories belong first to the Welsh tradition, to the cyfarwyddyd, the storytelling lore, of a…