Beddgelert and history by ejn

Photography • Landscape • posted on May 17, 2009

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Some intersting info Beddgelert has been described as "a few dozen hard grey houses ... huddled together in some majestic mountain scenery". but now is a favourite village for visitors to Snowdonia. Some may be familiar with the story of Beddgelert but for those who are not it is that In ancient days, Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth decided on a hunting trip and left his infant son in the charge of his faithful dog Gelert. On his return, the prince was greeted by Gelert and Llewelyn noticed first that the dog's muzzle was soaked in blood and then that his precious child was nowhere to be seen. In a frenzy Llewelyn attacked the dog which fell to the ground, covered in blood. Within minutes, however, he heard a cry and stumbled through nearby bushes only to find his son, safe in his cradle. Beside the cradle lay the body of a giant wolf covered with wounds, the result of a fight to the death with hound Gelert. Llewelyn strode back to his faithful dog which licked his hand as it quietly expired. It is said the story is a myth but there is an area near the village with an enc,osed burial ground. Beddgelert = The Grave of Gelert