Llyn y Fan Fach
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Llyn y Fan Fach is a lake of approximately 10 hectares on the northern margin of the Black Mountain in Carmarthenshire, South Wales and lying within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The lake lies at
Llyn y Fan Fach
The lake with Picws Du in the foreground
Red kite soaring
Common raven in flight
Lady of the Lake
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The Lady of the Lake is a title used by multiple characters in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur. As either actually fairy
Llyn y Fan Fach
…of the scarp, and below the prominent peak of Picws Du as well as those damming the Lake. A folklore legend is connected with the lake, known as the Lady of the Lake. In the folk tale, a local young man, son of a widow from Blaen Sawdde (near Llanddeusant) agreed to marry a beautiful girl who arose from the lake…
The Lady of the Lake in Lancelot Speed's illustration for James Thomas Knowles' The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1912)
Vivien and Merlin (1874) by Julia Margaret Cameron
Merlin and Vivienne, Otway McCannell's illustration for Lewis Spence's Legends and Romances of Brittany (1917)
Edward Burne-Jones' Merlin and Nimüe (1861) using a new form of her name "Nimue" popularised by William Caxton