Medieval fun, games and laughter in Ammanford
The town of Ammanford is set to come alive with medieval fun, games and laughter from September 25-27. Partners including traders, the Chamber of Trade, Carmarthenshire County Council , and Ammanford Town Council have joined together to organise the three day Gwyl y Twrch Trwyth Festival. The town will step back in time for three days to help strengthen its future. Traders in costume from the Middle Ages will sell boar-themed produce while street entertainment will include historical re-enactments and a traditional craft market. The town will draw inspiration from the mediaeval Twrch Trwyth legend of Culhwch and Olwen that is linked to the Ammanford area. It is a mystical tale from the Mabinogion. Prince Tared (or Taredd Wledig), is cursed into the form of a wild creature; he has poisonous bristles, and carries a pair of scissors, a comb and a razor on his head, between his ears. King Arthur and his knights chase this Enchanted Boar from St Davids to Ammanford. The Enchanted Boar w...