The Manx Glashtin

Celtic Myths and Legends Podcast by Sian Esther Powell

Jul 26, 202525:29Society & Culture

Who is the manx Glasthin? Water horse? Sex pest? Helpful hand? Scary goblin? All of them? In this episode we look at how tricky it is to define folkloric creatures and how the magic of folklore is in tracing similarities...

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