Llanuwchllyn
Llanuwchllyn is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). Its population according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 was 834.,[1] of which approximately 81% were Welsh-speaking.[2]
Llanuwchllyn railway station is the headquarters of the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway, centred on the former Great Western Railway station on the standard-gauge line from Ruabon to Barmouth. The town was the birthplace of Welsh language author and educationalist Owen Morgan Edwards. Caer-gai, a Roman fort near Llanuwchllyn, was traditionally known as the home of Cei, the character in the Arthurian legend known in English as Sir Kay.[3] Poets of the 15th century recorded a story, ultimately deriving from the Prose Merlin included in the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle, that King Arthur and Cei were brought up at Caer-gai as foster brothers.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Llanuwchllyn Census 2001 National Office of Statistics
- ^ Welsh-speaking statistics Welsh Language Board
- ^ a b Bromwich, p. 311.
[edit] References
- Bromwich, Rachel (2006). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. University Of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-1386-8.
Coordinates: 52°51.3′N 3°40′W / 52.855°N 3.667°W
