Post by Administrator on Aug 12, 2021 19:59:03 GMT
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unsolved mysteries of Wales.
The mermaid's warning 🧜‍♀️
A statue of a Mermaid stands by the moorings in the Pembrokeshire village of St Dogmaels, near Glanteifion slipway.
But its history dates back to the 18th Century, when a fisherman in his boat spotted something much larger than a fish moving in the rocks off Cemaes Head.
It turned out to be a mermaid, and as she was so engrossed in brushing her hair, she failed to notice the boat approaching - or the net which was thrown over her. The weeping captive convinced her captor to set her free, and in return she promised to warn him in his hour of greatest need.
True to her word, she resurfaced that summer, imploring him to return to land. He did as instructed, just as a visious storm appeared out of nowhere, with many a fisherman losing their life on the seas that day.
unsolved mysteries of Wales.
The mermaid's warning 🧜‍♀️
A statue of a Mermaid stands by the moorings in the Pembrokeshire village of St Dogmaels, near Glanteifion slipway.
But its history dates back to the 18th Century, when a fisherman in his boat spotted something much larger than a fish moving in the rocks off Cemaes Head.
It turned out to be a mermaid, and as she was so engrossed in brushing her hair, she failed to notice the boat approaching - or the net which was thrown over her. The weeping captive convinced her captor to set her free, and in return she promised to warn him in his hour of greatest need.
True to her word, she resurfaced that summer, imploring him to return to land. He did as instructed, just as a visious storm appeared out of nowhere, with many a fisherman losing their life on the seas that day.