Afanc From: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | Date: 2004| Author: JAMES MacKILLOP | © A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. Copyright information

Afanc, Addanc [W, beavers] . A kind of water-monster in the whirlpool of Llyn yr Afanc on the River Conway in north Wales. Early reports of the monster are not specific about its shape, but it came to be thought of as a giant beaver, its name employing a word from the local dialect. It has also been described as a kind of crocodile. Many stories have been recorded about the Afanc, some as early as the 17th century. In the Welsh Triads, Afanc...