Welsh Legends: Druids, Saints, and a Faithful Hound
Here are three well-known Welsh
legends - and one written by an excursioner. The Druid Merwin,
who influenced King Authur; the patron saint of Ireland, David,
who performed miracles when the early Christians were struggling
for power with the Druid priests; and the amazing dog named
Gelert, after whom a town is named. (So what if an 18th-century
innkeeper revised this legend to help market his village, naming
the dog Gelert and introducing Prince Llewellyn?) And click
on to Annette's legend to learn about the origin of the beautiful
mountains of Snowdonia!
Mareike Link & Christoph Meinecke
