Carmarthenshire, Wales — Llyn y Fan Fach (folk tale)

The Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach

Folklore — not a documented case

A mysterious woman is said to have risen from a Welsh mountain lake, married a shepherd and returned to the water after three “causeless blows”, leaving behind the knowledge of healing.

Llyn y Fan Fach is a small glacial lake beneath the steep slopes of the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) of Wales. It is the setting of one of the best-known Welsh fairy tales.

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The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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