hellohistoria:Canwyll Corff It is thought that Corpse Candles only appeared in the Glamorgan
hellohistoria: Canwyll Corff It is thought that Corpse Candles only appeared in the Glamorgan and Gwent areas of Wales. These Corpse Candles would appear in various shapes, sizes and colours depending on the age, size and social status of the person whose death it is predicting. For example: Son: Red flamed candles. Daughter: A candle giving off a greyish light. Adult: Large candle. Child: Small candle. “A man in the prime of life, mentally alert and still strong and powerful, would learn of his impending death by the appearance of a bright flame. Whereas a sick old man/woman would be told of their end by poor and pale lights of an average size.” It was thought that the Corpse Candle would appear in the room of the person who was predicted to die, it would move in an irregular fashion and then make its way to the church yard. In other parts of Wales Corpse Candles are “fairy fires” held by a small goblin by the name of Pwca. This goblin who is thought to be part of the Tylwyth Teg (“the Fair Folk”), leads lone travelers ”off the beaten track”, the traveler is then led to a marsh and the light is extinguished leaving the traveler lost. -- source link
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