The Misfortunes of Elphin
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The Misfortunes of Elphin is an 1829 short historical romance by Thomas Love Peacock, set in 6th century Wales, which recounts the adventures of the bard Taliesin, the princes Elphin ap Gwythno and Se
Title-page of the first edition
Angharad and Elphin find the baby Taliesin in a coracle. Illustration by F. H. Townsend (1897).
Cantre'r Gwaelod
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Cantre'r Gwaelod, also known as Cantref y Gwaelod, is a legendary ancient sunken kingdom said to have occupied a tract of fertile land lying between Ramsey Island and Bardsey Island in what is now Car
The Misfortunes of Elphin
…Caredigion is ruled by king Gwythno Garanhir, and his subordinate Prince Seithenyn ap Seithyn is in charge of the embankments that protect the plain of Gwaelod in Caredigion from the sea. One of Seithenyn's officials, Teithrin ap Tathral, discovers that the embankment is in a poor state of repair, and tells…
Part of an ancient submerged forest at Ynyslas thought to be associated with Cantre'r Gwaelod
Submerged forest remains, March 2008
Submerged forest remains, details, March 2008
Preserved tree stump on Borth sands near Ynyslas