Welsh poems Category Welsh language literature Category Medieval Welsh literature cy ArmesPrydein de ArmesPrydein gl ArmesPrydeinFawr ...File Book.of.Taliesin.facsimile.png right thumb Facsimile from Book of Taliesin ArmesPrydein lang en Prophecy of Britain is an early 10th century Wales Welsh prophetic poem from the Book of Taliesin . In a rousing style characteristic of Welsh heroic poetry, it describes a future where all of Britons historical Brythonic peoples are allied with the Scotland Scots , the Ireland Irish , and the Vikings Viking s of Kingdom of Dublin Dublin under Welsh leadership, and together succeed in driving the Anglo Saxons from Great Britain Britain forever. ref Harvcolnb Skene 1868a pp 436 &ndash 442 , The Omen of Prydein , in English said to be an imperfect translation ref ref Harvcolnb Skene 1868b pp 123 &ndash 129 , ArmesPrydein , in Welsh ref ref Harvcolnb Koch 2005 pp 85 , ArmesPrydein ref Leaders of such ventures are always given names in heroic poetry, and in this case they are said to be Cadwallon and Cadwaladr, implicitly inviting the audience to connect them with two famous leaders from the distant past, Cadwallon ap Cadfan and Cadwaladr Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon . The inclusion of the non Celtic Vikings and the non Brythonic Scots and Irish as full allies in a Welsh traditional poem is a remarkable oddity. The poem is commonly described as an expression of Welsh frustration with the pragmatic, peaceful policies of Hywel Dda towards the then ascendant Kingdom of Wessex . Edward the Elder reigned 899 &ndash 924 had gained acknowledged pre eminence over almost all of the peoples south ... of Strathclyde nor opposing their traditional enemies the Saxons of Wessex . The ArmesPrydein ... for the character Merlin in Arthurian legend . Edition and translation Sir Ifor Williams ed. , ArmesPrydein. The Prophecy of Britain. 2nd ed. Dublin DIAS, 1982 1972 . Translated by Rachel Bromwich ... more details
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Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Prydein image Prydein in Detroit.jpg caption Prydein at the Detroit Highland Games photo by Al Hall image size background group or band origin Burlington, Vermont Burlington , Vermont instrument genre Celtic rock years active 1999 present label Kynsfolk Records associated acts website http www.prydein.com current members Aron Garceau br Iain Mac Harg br Dan Houghton br Andy Smith br Caleb Bronz past members Willa Davie br Hazen Metro br Andrew Adams br Jeff Margolis br Peter Kelly br Prydein is an American Celtic rock group formed in 1999. They are notable for their use of bagpipes in a rock band setting. ref name official cite web title Biography on official Prydein web site url http prydein.com bio.html ref They were formed in Burlington, Vermont , and have released three albums to date. Prydein has played many major festivals ... 1995 1998 Whisky Before Breakfast Prydein came about when the band Whisky Before Breakfast split up ... broke up after playing the Celtic Classic. ref name highlandnet 1999 2000 Early days Prydein was formed ... and Jeff Margolis was later recruited to become Prydein s fourth member and finished playing the rest ... school and moved on to college Prydein become a quartet again, often joined on stage by other pipers .... ref cite web title Prydein Discography of CDs url http www.cduniverse.com search xx music artist Prydein a albums.htm publisher CD Universe accessdate 6 September 2010 ref After the release of Heads ... bagpipes, flute and bouzuki . Music Prydein has been compared to celtic music meets Motorhead and AC ... References reflist 2 External links Commons category Prydein http www.prydein.com Prydein official website http www.myspace.com prydein1 Prydein on MySpace http www.facebook.com profile.php?id 841973727 pages Prydein 47832605787 Prydein on FaceBook http www.cdbaby.com prydeinPrydein on CDBaby DEFAULTSORT Prydein Band Category Celtic rock music Category Celtic music groups Category American folk ... more details
Infobox French commune name Armes image Armes glise.jpg latitude 47.4594 longitude 3.5486 INSEE 58011 postal code 58500 region Bourgogne department Ni vre arrondissement Clamecy canton Clamecy intercommunality Vaux d Yonne mayor Guy Wendehenne term 2001&ndash 2008 elevation min m 147 elevation max m 252 area km2 8.49 population 279 population date 1999 Armes is a Communes of France commune in the Ni vre Departments of France department in central France . Demographics At the 1999 census , the population was 279. On 1 January 2007, the estimate was 288. See also Communes of the Ni vre department References http www.insee.fr fr methodes nomenclatures cog fichecommunale.asp?codedep 58&codecom 011 INSEE commune file Commonscat inline Armes Ni vre Armes, Ni vre Ni vre communes DEFAULTSORT Armes, Nievre Category Communes of Ni vre Ni vre geo stub ca Armes Ni vre ceb Armes es Armes eu Armes fr Armes it Armes ms Armes, Ni vre nl Armes oc Armes pl Armes pt Armes sk Armes sr fi Armes uk vi Armes, Ni vre vo Armes war Armes, Ni vre ... more details
Infobox Politician honorific prefix name br Don Armes honorific suffix image imagesize office Oklahoma House Oklahoma State Representative term start 2002 term end Present predecessor Lloyd Benson successor Incumbent constituency 63rd House District birth date Birth date and age 1961 07 31 df yes birth place Midwest City, Oklahoma death date death place nationality U.S. American spouse Dede Armes party Republican Party United States Republican relations children Katy, Kelsey residence Faxon, Oklahoma alma mater Cameron University occupation profession farmer, auctioneer religion Methodist signature website footnotes Politics of Oklahoma Don Armes born July 31, 1961 is a United States Republican politician from U.S. state of Oklahoma . Armes currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the District 63 State Representative. He was first elected to the seat in 2002. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, his final term will end in January 2014. Armes currently lives in Faxon, Oklahoma with his wife, Dede. They have two children, Katy and Kelsey Armes. Early life and career Armes was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Donald C. Armes and Elaine O. Oliver Bennett. He attended Cameron University, where he studied agricultural education and animal science. Armes worked as a broadcaster for KSWO TV from 1999 to 2002, as an agriculture educator in Lawton and continues to work as a farmer and auctioneer today. Political career Armes has represented his district as a conservative lawmaker with a focus on issues that affect rural Oklahomans, and received ... www.votesmart.org voting category.php?can id 46099&type category&category 2&go ref Armes has consistently .... http www.votesmart.org bio.php?can id 46099 Don Armes Biography, VoteSmart.org 10 14 09. 3. http ... officials Current Oklahoma Legislature Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Armes, Don ... Midwest City, Oklahoma DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Armes, Don Category 1961 births Category ... more details
Ethel Marie Armes 1876 1945 was an American journalist and historian. Daughter of Col. George Augustus Armes and Lucy Hamilton Kerr, the daughter of John Bozman Kerr , Ethel was brought up in Washington, D.C. where she attended private schools and later worked as a reporter for the Washington Post . In 1904 she became engaged to the Japanese poet Yone Noguchi and planned to join him in Japan, but broke off the engagement under scandalous circumstances. She continued to write for newspapers and authored a number of important historical works. Works Midsummer in Whittier s country 1905 The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama 1910 Stratford on the Potomac 1928 Stratford Hall The Great House of the Lees 1936 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Armes, Ethel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1876 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1945 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Armes, Ethel Category 1876 births Category 1945 deaths US journalist 19thC stub ... more details
Edward Armes Beaumont 15 December 1842 &ndash 17 July 1913 was a vocalist active in Australia . Beaumont was born in St Faith s, Norfolk , England . He and his family moved to Melbourne in 1848 and later he sang in the choir at the Wesleyan Chapel in Brunswick St. In 1870 he joined William Saurin Lyster William Lyster s opera company and increased his concert singing, notably with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society. References Kenneth Hince, http www.adb.online.anu.edu.au biogs A030119b.htm Beaumont, Edward Armes 1842 1913 , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 3, Melbourne University Press MUP , 1969, pp. 126 127 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Beaumont, Edward Armes ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 15 December 1842 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 17 July 1913 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Beaumont, Edward Armes Category 1842 births Category 1913 deaths Category Singers from Melbourne Category Australian male singers Category English emigrants to Australia Australia singer stub ... more details
orphan date August 2010 BLP sources date May 2010 Ivan William Armes born 6 April 1924 in Lowestoft is a former footballer who played professionally for Norwich City F.C. Norwich City and Exeter City F.C. Exeter City as a left half . After leaving Exeter City he was player coach at Lowestoft Town F.C. Lowestoft Town . Sources No footnotes date May 2010 Canary Citizens by Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, 2001 , ISBN 0 7117 2020 7 Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Armes, Ivan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH 6 April 1924 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Armes, Ivan Category 1924 births Category English footballers Category Norwich City F.C. players Category Exeter City F.C. players Category Living people England footy defender 1920s stub ... more details
Ray Armes born 27 December 1951 is a United Kingdom British former auto racing driver. Career He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship . In 1989 he finished third in class and twelfth overall in a PG Tips sponsored class D Honda Civic Honda Civic Si . ref http www.btcc.net html history standings.php?season id 32 Official 1989 BTCC standings ref He has also competed in the Rover GTi Championship, National Saloon Car Cup, Volkswagen Vento VR6 Challenge, the Porsche Cup, and the MGF Cup. In 1997 he competed in the opening three rounds of the British GT Championship for Lucent Millennium with a Marcos Cars Marcos LM600 alongside Nick Carr. References reflist External links http www.driverdb.com drivers 2832 Ray Armes at driver database Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Armes, Ray ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 December 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Armes, Ray Category 1951 births Category Living people Category British Touring Car Championship drivers Category English racing drivers Category British GT Championship drivers Category Place of birth missing living people England autoracing bio stub ... more details
orphan date February 2010 infobox football biography playername Sammy Armes image fullname Samuel Armes height dateofbirth 30 March 1908 cityofbirth Seaham New Seaham countryofbirth England dateofdeath 1958 cityofdeath countryofdeath position Midfielder years1 years2 years3 1929 1931 years4 1932 1933 years5 1933 years6 years7 1935 1938 years8 1938 years9 years10 years11 clubs1 Howden clubs2 Dawdon Colliery clubs3 Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United clubs4 Chester City F.C. Chester City clubs5 Blackpool F.C. Blackpool clubs6 Wigan Athletic A.F.C. Wigan Athletic clubs7 Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United clubs8 Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough clubs9 clubs10 clubs11 caps1 goals1 caps2 goals2 caps3 76 goals3 19 caps4 31 goals4 13 caps5 4 goals5 0 caps6 ? goals6 ? caps7 79 goals7 8 caps8 3 goals8 0 caps9 goals9 caps10 goals10 caps11 goals11 nationalteam1 nationalteam2 nationalyears1 nationalyears2 nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 nationalcaps2 nationalgoals2 pcupdate ntupdate Samuel Sammy Armes 30 March 1908 1958 was an English association footballer footballer . References cite book first Michael last Joyce title Football League Players Records 1888 1939 year 2004 isbn 1 899468 67 6 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Armes, Sammy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH 30 March 1908 PLACE OF BIRTH Seaham New Seaham , England DATE OF DEATH 1958 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Armes, Sammy Category 1908 births Category 1958 deaths Category English footballers Category Carlisle United F.C. players Category Chester City F.C. players Category Blackpool F.C. players Category Wigan Athletic F.C. players Category Leeds United A.F.C. players Category Middlesbrough F.C. players Category People from Seaham England footy midfielder 1900s stub ... more details
Llanbadarn Fawr may relate to the following places Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion , a community Wales community in Ceredigion, Wales Llanbadarn Fawr, Powys , a community Wales community in Powys, Wales geodis ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Llyn Fawr image lake Llyn Fawr Reservoir.jpg caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Rhigos , Cynon Valley , South Wales Valleys , Wales coords coord 51 43 11 N 3 34 6 W type waterbody region GB display inline,title type natural lake, reservoir inflow outflow catchment basin countries United Kingdom length width area 9.8 ha 24 acres depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation 368 m islands cities Llyn Fawr is a lake in the Cynon Valley Welsh Cwm Cynon , South Wales , best known as the site of an important hoard of weapons and tools from the late Bronze Age and early British Iron Age Iron Age . It lies within Craig y Llyn an area designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest . ref cite web url http www.ccw.gov.uk landscape wildlife protecting our landscape special landscapes sites protected landscapes sssis sssi sites craig y llyn.aspx title Craig y Llyn work ccw.gov.uk accessdate 30 October 2011 ref Llyn Fawr has an area of 9.8 hectare s 24 acre s and lies south of Rhigos in the Town of Aberdare in the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taff . It lies near the source of the river River Rhondda Rhondda Fawr , at an altitude of 368 metres, and is overlooked by the crags of Craig y Llyn . Originally a smaller lake, it was converted into a reservoir in the early 20th century. The Llyn Fawr hoard was discovered between 1909 and 1913 ... iron object discovered in Wales . This hoard gave its name to the Llyn Fawr Phase , the last ... photo 204300.html Photograph of Llyn Fawr http www.gtj.org.uk en item1 25824 Bronze cauldron found at Llyn Fawr http www.gtj.org.uk en item1 18520 Reconstruction of an offering at Llyn Fawr http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2631479 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Llyn Fawr and surrounding ... Iron Age Europe Category Lakes of Wales Fawr Category Prehistoric sites in Wales Category Votive offering Rhondda Cynon Taff geo stub cy Llyn Fawr nn Llyn Fawr ru sv Llyn Fawr ... more details
Refimprove date November 2008 Llanafan Fawr is a small hamlet in Powys , Wales . It is named after Saint Afan and was the centre of Cantref Buallt before the building of Builth Wells about 9 miles away. The spa town of Llandrindod Wells is also close by. Notable sites The church is the burial place of Thomas Huet , a 16th century translator of the Bible into Welsh ref cite web url http www.oxforddnb.com view article 14046 title Huet, Thomas died 1591 last Roberts first Brynley F. work Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online edition, subscription access publisher Oxford University Press year 2004 accessdate 2008 02 27 ref . The Red Lion Inn dates from the 12th century. There is a 2,200 year old taxus yew tree . Notable people The Welsh poet T Harri Jones comes from Llanafan Fawr. Llanafan Fawr Agricultural Show Llanafan Fawr Agricultural Show is held on the third Saturday in September each year. References reflist External links http www.castlewales.com llanafan fawr.html Llanafan Fawr coord 52.1908 3.5102 type city 50 region GB display title Powys Category Villages in Powys cy Llanafan Fawr ... more details
Infobox mountain name Rhinog Fawr photo Rhinog Fawr.jpg photo caption The southeast shoulder of Rhinog Fawr above Bwlch Drws Ardudwy elevation m 720 elevation ref prominence c. 363 m parent peak Y Llethr listing Marilyn hill Marilyn , Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall pronunciation IPA cy r n vaur lang location Gwynedd , WAL range Rhinogydd , Snowdonia grid ref UK SH656290 topo Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 124 Rhinog Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia , North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd range. It is the third highest summit of the Rhinogydd, losing out to Y Llethr and Diffwys respectively. Its smaller cousin Rhinog Fach lies to the south, separated by the pass of Bwlch Drws Ardudwy, while its other neighbour, Moel Ysgyfarnogod lies to the north. In common with most of the range, the terrain is characterised by hard sedimentary rock covered with Calluna heather , making progress on foot difficult. At 510m, nestled in crags, lies Llyn Du , a small tarn beneath the summit. The ascent is most easily made from the north east or north west, via the Roman Steps pass. ref Nuttall, John & Anne 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales Volume 1 Wales 2nd edition ed. . Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone. ISBN 1 85284 304 7. ref References reflist Commons category Rhinog Fawr External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2797874 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Rhinog Fawr and surrounding area http www.walkeryri.org.uk Routes rhinogfaw2.html Walk up Rhinog Fawr from Cwm Bychan coord 52.84169 N 3.99687 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SH656290 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Image View north west from Rhinog Fawr.JPG thumb 300px left View looking north west from the summit of Rhinog Fawr Category Marilyns of Wales Category Hewitts of Wales Category Mountains and hills of Snowdonia Category Nuttalls Gwynedd geo stub cy Rhinog Fawr ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image static image caption latitude 51.90 longitude 03.87 official name Bont Fawr population unitary wales Carmarthenshire constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SN7125 Bont Fawr is a tiny hamlet in Carmarthenshire , Wales . Category Villages in Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire geo stub ... more details
File Fedw Fawr Coast.jpg thumb 200px Fedw Fawr coastline Fedw Fawr is an area on the east coast of Anglesey , North Wales , situated just under four miles north of Beaumaris . It is part of the Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon Site of Special Scientific Interest and is managed by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust . The site covers 20 hectares most of which is made up of peat y gley soil . ref http angleseynature.co.uk webmaps AGPdesc.html An Anglesey Nature site providing information on the flora and fauna of Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon ref The cliffs at Fedw Fawr support the only Black Guillemot seabird colony colony in Wales . ref Evans, Lee G. R. 1996 . The Ultimate Site Guide to Scarcer British Birds . Little Chalfont LGRE. ISBN 1 898918 15 5 ref References reflist External links http angleseynature.co.uk webmaps AGPdesc.html Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon SSSI citation coord 53.3154 4.0994 type landmark region GB display title Anglesey geo stub Category Nature reserves in Anglesey ... more details
Graig Fawr is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd , north Wales . See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Clwyd Category Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Clwyd UK SSSI stub coord missing Clwyd ... more details
Llancaiach Fawr is a Tudor architecture Tudor manor house near the village of Nelson, Caerphilly Nelson in South Wales , which is now a museum of living history, some say it is haunted. ref cite book last Fanthorpe first R. Lionel coauthors Patricia Fanthorpe title The World s Most Mysterious Places publisher Hounslow Press year 1999 pages 93 105 chapter Llancaiach Fawr Manor isbn 0888822065 ref It is located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery . The museum is owned and operated by Caerphilly County Borough Council . Image Llancaiach Fawr Manor in 2003.JPG right 300px The thematic setting for the museum is the year 1645 , at the height of the English Civil War when King Charles I of England visited the house to persuade its owner, Colonel Edward Prichard , not to change his allegiance, which he did, however, not long after the King s visit August 5 . Staff at the museum speak only in the English of the time, and pretend not to understand modern terms. The building has been used in many TV and film productions gallery Deleted image removed Image Llancaiach Fawr House.jpg The front of the Manor gallery References Reflist External links http your.caerphilly.gov.uk llancaiachfawr Llancaiach Fawr Manor House website http www.swpr.co.uk Discovering Llancaiach lcfhistory.html South Wales Paranormal Society website on Llancaiach Fawr Museums and art galleries in Wales coord 51.6613 3.2829 type landmark region GB display title Category Houses in Wales Category Reportedly haunted locations in Wales Category Historic house museums in Wales Category Living museums in the United Kingdom Category Museums in Caerphilly county borough Category Country houses in Wales Wales struct stub UK museum stub cy Llancaiach Fawr ... more details
Infobox mountain name Rhos Fawr other name Great Rhos photo Great Rhos.jpg photo caption The summit plateau of Rhos Fawr elevation m 660 elevation ref prominence m 373 prominence ref parent peak Plynlimon listing Marilyn hill Marilyn , Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall , List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point county top Radnorshire location Powys , WAL range Cambrian Mountains coordinates coord 52.2671 3.1998 type mountain region GB display inline grid ref UK SO182639 topo Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 148 GB summits start GB summits entry Name Black Mixen Height convert 650 m ft 0 Gridref SO196643 Status Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall GB summits entry Name Bache Hill Height convert 610 m ft 0 Gridref SO213636 Status Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall end Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos is a mountain in Mid Wales , and is the highest point on the Radnor Forest rock dome. The summit is located on a broad heathery plateau, which is separated from Black Mixen the eastern plateau summit, by the cwm of Harvey Dingle. To the west is Drygarn Fawr and Gorllwyn , to the north Plynlimon , to the east Black Mixen and to the south the Black Mountains . ref Nuttall, John & Anne 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales Volume 1 Wales 2nd edition ed. . Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone. ISBN 1 85284 304 7. ref References reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2798081 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Great Rhos and surrounding area Category Radnor Forest Category Mountains and hills of Powys Category Mountains and hills of mid Wales Category Marilyns of Wales Category Hewitts of Wales Category Nuttalls Category Highest points of Welsh counties Powys geo stub UK SSSI stub cy Rhos Fawr de Rhos Fawr Powys nn Rhos Fawr ta ... more details
The Grwyne Fawr is a river in the Brecon Beacons National Park in south Wales . A section of it forms the administrative border between Powys and Monmouthshire and also of the historic counties of Brecknockshire Brecon and Monmouthshire historic Monmouth . The river and its major tributary the Grwyne Fechan flow into the River Usk at Glangrwyney . ref Ordnance Survey Explorer map OL13 Brecon Beacons National Park eastern area ref br The name probably originates from gweryn or gwerynau and mawr fawr meaning large river at the wet place . ref Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion ref Image Grwynefechan.JPG thumb 300px right The southern part of the Grwyne Fechan valley in the Black Mountains The Gwryne Fawr rises at Blaen Grwyne Fawr on the southern slopes of Rhos Dirion in the Black Mountains, Wales Black Mountains and follows a southeastward course for several miles, its flow interrupted by the presence of Grwyne Fawr Reservoir , the only waterbody within this range of hills. Some way below the reservoir, Mynydd Du Forest clothes the sides of the valley. Though a public road penetrates the valley as far as the north end of the forest, the valley is very sparsely populated. It is only approaching the hamlet of Partrishow that the valley takes on a farmed appearance. The river now heads west along a valley whose alignment is guided by the presence of a geological line of weakness known as the Neath Disturbance . File Rhos dirion.JPG ... a number of tributary streams from the broad ridge which separates it from the Grwyne Fawr. Though ... Fawr. The two rivers join near the village of Llanbedr, Crickhowell Llanbedr and head south as the Grwyne Fawr through the hamlet of Llangenny to their confluence with the River Usk at Glangrwyney. Geology Both the Grwyne Fawr and the Grwyne Fechan drain the Old Red Sandstone hills of the Black Mountains ... History The valley of the Grwyne Fawr, then known as Coed Grano , was the site of the murder in 1136 ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox monarch name Gwrgan Fawr br small Gurgantius small title King of Ergyng image caption reign c. 619 c. 645 coronation othertitles full name predecessor Gwrfoddw successor Athrwys ap Meurig Athrwys suc type heir queen consort spouse 1 spouse 2 spouse 3 spouse 4 spouse 5 spouse 6 issue Caradog, Morgan royal house dynasty royal anthem father Cynfyn mother birth date birth place death date death place date of burial place of burial Gwrgan Fawr meaning Gwrgan the Great also, in Latin language Latin , Gurgantius died c. 645 was a king of Ergyng , a South Wales south east Wales Welsh kingdom of the Early Middle Ages early medieval period. He was the son of Cynfyn and rightful heir to the Ergyng throne which, however, was initially usurped by Gwrfoddw . Gwrgan later features as king in charters in the Book of Llandaff associated with Bishop s Oudoceus and Iunapeius . Another Gwrgan is the Gwrgan Frych the Freckled who appears in the Life of Saint Cadoc Cadog ruling further west in Glywysing . Cadog died some years earlier, but the association may have really been with the saint s successors at Llancarfan Abbey . When Gwrgan died, the throne of Ergyng was inherited, not by his sons Caradog and Morgan, but by his maternal grandson, Athrwys ap Meurig Athrwys . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fawr, Gwrgan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fawr, Gwrgan Category 7th century deaths Category Monarchs of Ergyng Category 7th century rulers in Europe Wales bio stub cy Gwrgan Fawr it Gwrgan Fawr ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 Dunod Fawr is a figure known from the Welsh Genealogies believed to have been a noble in the sub Roman Britain post Roman Hen Ogledd . Dunod was a son of Pabo Post Prydain and is believed to have succeeded his father as ruler of a small polity somewhere in what is now the North of England , possibly in Lonsdale and or the Craven region of Yorkshire . After the assassination of the apparent overlord of the Northern Britons historic British , Urien Rheged , Dunod is said to have invaded Urien s homeland of Rheged in the Lake District , doing battle against Urien s sons Owain mab Urien and Pascent mab Urien . He is said to have died at the hands of the Bernicia n Angles in around 595 AD. His common epithet was Bwr , meaning stout , though he was occasionally known as Fawr , meaning the Great . References reflist Category Northern Brythonic monarchs Category Craven district Category History of North Yorkshire Category People of medieval Wales br Dunod Fawr ru ... more details
Infobox mountain name Fan Fawr photo Fanfawr.JPG photo caption Fan Fawr from near Fan Llia elevation m 734 elevation ref prominence m 295 prominence ref parent peak Pen y Fan listing Marilyn hill Marilyn , Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall translation great beacon language Welsh language Welsh pronunciation IPA cy van vaur lang location Powys , WAL range Brecon Beacons grid ref UK SN969193 topo Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 160 GB summits start GB summits entry Name Fan Llia Height convert 632 m ft 0 Gridref SN969193 Status Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall GB summits entry Name Fan Frynych Height convert 629 m ft 0 Gridref SN969193 Status Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall GB summits entry Name Craig Cerrig gleisiad Height convert 629 m ft 0 Gridref SN969193 Status Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall end Fan Fawr Welsh language Welsh big peak is a mountain in the Fforest Fawr section of the Brecon Beacons National Park , South Wales and over 734 m 2,408 ft high. ref Nuttall, John & Anne 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales Volume 1 Wales 2nd edition ed. . Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone. ISBN 1 85284 304 7. ref The summit overlooks the steep eastern face and is marked by a cairn. Unusually, the triangulation station trig point on this hill does not sit at the summit but 600 m to the south west on a subsidiary spur. The hill is drained to the west by streams flowing into the Afon Dringarth and to the east by streams draining into the Taf Fawr . The Dringarth is dammed to the west to form Ystradfellte Reservoir as is the Taf Fawr ... hills in the Brecon Beacons National Park Fan Fawr was subject to glacial action in the ice ages ... Fawr Geopark designated in 2005 in recognition of the area s geological heritage. Access The entire ... http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3454105 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Fan Fawr and surrounding ... Fawr Category Mountains and hills of Powys cy Fan Fawr nn Fan Fawr ... more details
Infobox mountain name Cribin Fawr photo Cribinfawr.JPG photo caption Cribin Fawr from Maesglase , with Craig Portas to the left elevation m 659 elevation ref listing Hewitt hill Hewitt , Nuttall hill Nuttall language Welsh language Welsh location Snowdonia , Wales range Cadair Idris coordinates coord 52.7221 3.7855 type mountain region GB display inline,title grid ref UK SH817150 topo Ordnance Survey OS Explorer OL23 Cribin Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia , North Wales , situated approximately four miles to the south west of Aran Fawddwy . It is one of the peaks in the Dyfi hills, a subgroup of the Cadair Idris group. It is a top of Maesglase , connected to its parent peak by the Craig Portas ridge. The top of Cribin Fawr is a large open plateau of peat bog. To the west is Waun oer , to the north Cadair Idris , to the south Maesglase and Glasgwm to the east. ref Nuttall, John & Anne 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales Volume 1 Wales 2nd edition ed. . Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone. ISBN 1 85284 304 7. ref References reflist External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2798016 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Maesglase and surrounding area br clear all Category Hewitts of Wales Category Mountains and hills of Snowdonia Category Nuttalls ... more details
Infobox mountain name Elidir Fawr photo ElidirFawrWales.jpg photo caption Elidir Fawr from Mynydd Perfedd with Marchlyn Mawr below elevation m 924 elevation ref prominence c. 212 m parent peak Y Garn Glyderau Y Garn listing Marilyn hill Marilyn , Hewitt hill Hewitt , Welsh 3000s , Nuttall hill Nuttall pronunciation IPA cy l di vaw lang location Gwynedd , UK range Snowdonia grid ref UK SH612613 topo Ordnance Survey OS Landranger 115 Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia , north Wales , the northernmost peak in the Glyderau . To the north of the summit is a small lake, Marchlyn Mawr , which is the upper reservoir water reservoir for Dinorwig power station , a hydroelectricity pump storage power station hidden inside the mountain. Water from this lake flows through huge tunnels into the lower reservoir Llyn Peris . From the north, Elidir Fawr is very prominent, and can appear to be higher than the higher mountains behind it. Slate quarries From Llanberis , the mountain is dominated by the former Dinorwic Quarry Dinorwic slate quarries and the waste they have left behind. Approach It is a reasonably short, but steep walk up to the summit, and this can be undertaken from the Deiniolen side or from Nant Peris . The Deiniolen walk provides views down to Llanberis, while the Nant Peris approach is short and quite steep. ref Nuttall, John & Anne 1999 . The Mountains of England & Wales Volume 1 Wales 2nd edition ed. . Milnthorpe, Cumbria Cicerone. ISBN 1 85284 304 7. ref The summit can also be reached from Ogwen Cottage via a traverse of Y Garn Glyderau Y Garn and Foel goch . The route makes its way around the headwall of Cwm Dudodyn to Bwlch y Brecan and up to the rocky summit of Elidir Fawr. File Elidir Fawr.jpg thumb 250px left Elidir Fawr from the slopes of Moel Eilio , with the Dinorwic ... photos of and from Elidir Fawr Welsh3000 coord 53.13074 N 4.07603 W region GB source ... cy Elidir Fawr ... more details
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