
The Welsh Legends
Cadair Idris and the Giant's Chair: When Sleeping on the Summit Meant Waking Up Mad or a Poet
Legend says anyone who spends the night on the mountain will wake up either insane, dead, or blessed with poetic genius. The summit's rocky armchair supposedly belonged to a giant named Idris, and people still argue whether he was a warrior, a scholar, or just very large.
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