Physicians of Myddfai – Return to My Trees

Visiting the Lady of the Lake at Llyn y Fan Fach

October 11, 2021Culture and Nature, Forest Folklore, VideosLeave a Comment

In the latest Liminal Forest video I visited Llyn y Fan Fach, the glacial lake that sits in in the shadow of the Picws Du, the tallest of the Carmarthen Fans that make up the westerly edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

I trekked up to Llyn y Fan Fach to explore its most famous legend – that it was the home to the Lady of the Lake and how she was wooed by a humble farmer. Their offspring would become The Physicians of Myddfai.

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The Physicians of Myddfai – Wales’ famous herbal healers

October 4, 2021Forest Folklore, Nature Based Solutions, VideosLeave a Comment

Nowadays, Big Pharma depends on nature’s resources to design and make some of the most important drugs and medical products our society depends on. Over a thousand years ago, three Welsh doctors, The Physicians of Myddfai built a reputation as being the finest herbal doctors in Europe.