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gelert s grave, beddgelert, 1850



gelert s grave, beddgelert, 2010

it accepted village of beddgelert took name saint named kilart or celert, rather dog. grave mound ascribed david prichard, landlord of goat hotel in beddgelert in late eighteenth century, connected legend village encourage tourism.

on supposed grave of gelert there 2 slate memorials, 1 in welsh , other in english. latter reads:

gelert s grave


in 13th century, llywelyn, prince of north wales, had palace @ beddgelert. 1 day went hunting without gelert faithful hound unaccountably absent. on llywelyn s return, truant stained , smeared blood, joyfully sprang meet master. prince alarmed hastened find son, , saw infant s cot empty, bedclothes , floor covered blood. frantic father plunged sword hound s side thinking had killed heir. dog s dying yell answered child s cry. llywelyn searched , discovered boy unharmed near lay body of mighty wolf gelert had slain, prince filled remorse said never have smiled again. buried gelert here. spot called beddgelert.