Re: Welsh King making Stone | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

supercat Jan 16, 2010 16:54:16

Replying to cerrig

[quote="cerrig"] being a south walian myself i'm happy to say that i've never seen any evidence for the north south divide personally,although it is often mentioned locally. in my few trips to the "land of the gogs" it has missed me out. i hope this continues as i'm planning to invade anglesey this summer, and i'd like to catch the buggers unawares.
/quote]

Ha! Hello, fellow South Walian. :)

Thank you Gladman for that info, i enjoyed reading that, but something is nagging me that we did have one actual King of Wales (the whole of) back in the early 11th C.

GLADMAN Jan 16, 2010 18:35:51

Replying to supercat

supercat wrote:

Thank you Gladman for that info, i enjoyed reading that, but something is nagging me that we did have one actual King of Wales (the whole of) back in the early 11th C.

Could well be... Welsh history is one of the most complicated I've read due to the proliferation of kingdoms... all the 'ap so-and-so's'

Incidentally I'm caught firmly between the North/South camps.. my sister has two South Walian children and a Welsh fiance, I've several North Walian friends and love the whole landscape, but with a particular leaning to Mid Wales! So have to be a bit diplomatic... e.g. side with whoever's bigger.

wideford Jan 16, 2010 21:56:35

Replying to supercat

Just had a look through the Brut Y Twysogyon and there's no mention of a king, I think the nearest they came was in the era of Owain Glendwr

Thank you Gladman for that info, i enjoyed reading that, but something is nagging me that we did have one actual King of Wales (the whole of) back in the early 11th C. [/quote]