Volume 13
Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events
Contemporising Custom: the re-imagining of the Mari Lwyd
Contemporising Custom: the re-imagining of the Mari Lwyd
The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Wales: a Need for Safeguarding?
A Sense of Place: Re-purposing and Impacting Heritage Resource Evidence through Digital Heritage and Interpretation Practice
The Blue Mari Lwyd, Walthamstow, organised by Lucy Gibson
The first appearance of a new Mari Lwyd, 2017. Unusually, this example, rather than being tied to a specific location or community, was the work of an individual enthusiast. The loss of connection between the Mari Lwyd and a 'home' could mark another step in the evolution of the tradition.
The Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd (left), hosting two additional Mari Lwyds in 2017. The appearance of multiple horse's head effigies at Mari Lwyd 'events' has become an increasingly common element of the tradition.
The making of a modern Mari Lwyd. Patrick Dean and Matthew Youde assemble a ‘flat pack’ [see below] Mari Lwyd for an event in London, 2016.
The Blue Mari Lwyd, Walthamstow, organised by Lucy Gibson
A cardboard flat pack Mari Lwyd, constructed and organised by the Spring Heeled Jack band, performed at the London Welsh Centre and nearby venues.
Los Angeles St. David’s Day Festival, 2013
Casgliad y Werin Cymru/ People's Collection Wales Hub on the Digital Heritage Zone in Second Life.
Raglan Under Siege 1646 – a historical augmented reality trail.
Raglan Under Siege - digital content options available through the Layar augmented reality application.
Reclaiming King Arthur - The Legend in the Landscape webcast.
The South Wales Centre for Historical and Interdisciplinary Research’s virtual home in Second Life.
Virtual reconstruction of Newport Ship located in the submerged part of the Medieval Newport Virtual Museum in Second Life.
Flavius Rufinus, Centurion of the Second Augustan Legion interpretative guide to Caerleon.