Ryence of Wales
Preserved but no longer current.
She is the personification of chastity and purity; encounters the "savage, fierce bandit and mountaineer" without injury, and is assailed by "hag and unlaid ghost, goblin, and swart fairy of the mine," but "dashes their brute violence into sudden adoration and blank awe." She finally marries Artegall.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Ryence of Wales” mean?
She is the personification of chastity and purity; encounters the "savage, fierce bandit and mountaineer" without injury, and is assailed by "hag and unlaid ghost, goblin, and swart fairy of the mine," but "dashes their brute violence into sudden adoration and blank awe." She finally marries Artegall.
Is “Ryence of Wales” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.