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- Countless folk tales including Beth Gellert
- Wales is represented by a res Dragon (
- Sheep!...
- The village, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest officially recognised place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in the world
- Welsh language: Cymraeg
- Saint davids day 1st march
- Daffodils and leeks
- Saint David ordered his Welsh soldiers to identify themselves by wearing leeks on their helmets in an ancient battle against the Saxons
- Wales is sometimes known as the land of song
- Lovespoons originated from 17th century Wales
- Druids, Bards and Vates originate from an ancient celtic religion (see Wikipedia for more information on Vates etc.)
Just the tip of the vast culture of Wales! (: --Spider osiris 20:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- isn't Tom Jones from Wales??
^Teo^ 21:29, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Indeed he is. --Spider osiris 18:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- As is Anthony Hopkins (one of the finest living actors today), as was Richard Burton (actor) and Dylan Thomas (poet) and a lot of famous people. For a small country, Wales has produced quite a few sons and daughters of great renown. -- Gaile
21:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- that would be cool.. with like a norn, singing stuff or something..
- These are lovely notes, Spider osiris. I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage, and it's great that you included these ideas here! I love the Welsh traditions of song -- I don't know there is anything more beautiful-sounding than a Welsh chorus. And you know, I'm sad when I think about what Edward I of England did to the Welsh, but I have to admit he did build some fine, fine castles there. Like Harlech, Caernarfon, and I think my personal fave: Caerphilly. *sniff* Now I really, really want to go back there! -- Gaile 21:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Torchwood. It just occurred to me (and I love that show). Torchwood was a kind of working title for a spin off show from Doctor Who (note the anagram) and the name just stuck. While the Doctor travels through time and space the Torchwood Institute is mostly fixed within Cardiff. Both shows are filmed in Wales. -- WarBlade 11:31, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- These are lovely notes, Spider osiris. I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage, and it's great that you included these ideas here! I love the Welsh traditions of song -- I don't know there is anything more beautiful-sounding than a Welsh chorus. And you know, I'm sad when I think about what Edward I of England did to the Welsh, but I have to admit he did build some fine, fine castles there. Like Harlech, Caernarfon, and I think my personal fave: Caerphilly. *sniff* Now I really, really want to go back there! -- Gaile
- that would be cool.. with like a norn, singing stuff or something..
