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The people of Wales are fiercely proud of who they are, where they come from, and above all, their ability to remain a distinct people in the face of conquest. One such tribe in the south of Wales embodied this determination for the preservation of their people. The...
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BY LEWIS NUNN APR 21, 2019 CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL This May, Wales Coast Path and Ramblers Cymru will come together to launch a new Wales Coast Path Walking Festival, which will cover the entire iconic coastline of South Wales over 16...
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Gwyneth Lewis applauds Sioned Davies’s stripped-down translation of the Mabinogion The Mabinogion translated by Sioned Davies 293pp, Oxford, £12.99 The Mabinogion (“story of youth”) is the collective name given to 11 medieval Welsh tales...
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10 places to explore Tolkien’s Wales The academic and writer JRR Tolkien (1892 – 1973) loved our language, describing Welsh as ‘…the senior language of the men of Britain.’ He gave Welsh-inspired names to many characters and places in The Lord of the...
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‘Cwtch’ has no literal English translation, but is an emotionally significant embrace and an intrinsically Welsh word that evokes a sense of home. By Kate Leaver for the BBC 25 June 2018 I’m a quarter Welsh. My darling grandmother grew up in the Rhondda Valley, a...
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Planning a trip to beautiful Cymru? What the country lacks in size it makes up for with native produce, eclectic national dishes and some of the best bakes you’ll find in the UK. Read on to discover restaurateur Cai Ross’s pick of the best Welsh food. For years, Wales...
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