The Brenin Llwyd lives in the Snowdonia mountains in Wales. A very similar creature, the Big Grey Man, inhabits the summit and passes of Ben Macdhui in the Cairngorm mountains.
Both are described as gigantic, furry creatures with the general
shape of humans. As a shorthand, they
are often referred to as the Celtic equivalent of the sasquatch (Bigfoot). There are reports of the creatures going back
to the middle ages.
One of the interesting things about these massive hominids is the
effect they have on those who encounter them.
People describe feeling an overwhelming sense of panic, although what
they describe is not terribly scary in and of itself. Hearing footsteps behind or above, sensing
that they are being watched.
The word “panic” actually comes from the Greek, referring to a
chance encounter with a faun or the god, Pan.
Both are described as creatures with a man’s torso and goat legs. They shouldn’t be confused with the more
sexually charged satyrs, who are half horse.
Those who encountered fauns in the woods tell us of being terrified out
of their minds, to the point of fleeing in terror.
Could the fear be a defence mechanism? A pheromone or some kind of projective
empathy? Witnesses don’t claim the
creatures are simple beasts but instead say they are actually intelligent.
Those who are lost while climbing these peaks are said to be taken
by the Gray Man or Gray King. What they
would want with humans is unclear. Are
they taking them on behalf of someone else?
Mountains wreathed in mist and cloud are the home of the god, Nudd, who
shepherds souls between the land of the living and the dead.
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