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The village was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist [[Owen Morgan Edwards]]. |
The village was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist [[Owen Morgan Edwards]]. |
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Caer-gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of [[Sir Kay|Cei]], the character in the [[Arthurian legend]] known in English as Sir Kay. |
Caer-gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of [[Sir Kay|Cei]], the character in the [[Arthurian legend]] known in English as Sir Kay. Poets of the 15th century recorded a story, ultimately deriving from the Prose ''Merlin'' included in the [[Lancelot-Grail]] and the [[Post-Vulgate Cycle]], that [[King Arthur]] and Cei were brought up at Caer-gai as foster brothers.<ref name=Bromwich>Bromwich, p. 311.</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Revision as of 17:10, 4 June 2013
Llanuwchllyn is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). Its population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834,[1] of whom about 81% were Welsh-speaking.[2]
Llanuwchllyn railway station is the headquarters of the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway, centred on the former Great Western Railway station on the standard-gauge line from Ruabon to Barmouth.
The village was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist Owen Morgan Edwards.
Caer-gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of Cei, the character in the Arthurian legend known in English as Sir Kay. Poets of the 15th century recorded a story, ultimately deriving from the Prose Merlin included in the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, that King Arthur and Cei were brought up at Caer-gai as foster brothers.[3]
Notes
- ^ Llanuwchllyn Census 2001 National Office of Statistics
- ^ Welsh-speaking statistics Welsh Language Board
- ^ Bromwich, p. 311.
References
- Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
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