Faithful Hound - Beddgelert and the Truth About Its Legend

Beddgelert's best known attribute is also the supposed explanation of its name, the grave of Gelert, traditionally the faithful hound of Llywelyn the Great, slain by him in a rash moment. The story is generally known to be fictional, and this book uncovers its real and ancient origins and the process by which it travelled over large parts of the world as far as this quiet valley. Nodwedd amlycaf Beddgelert, a tharddiad enw'r pentref, yw'r stori am Gelert, ci ffyddlon Llywelyn Fawr, a laddwyd ar gam. Cytunir yn gyffredinol nad yw'r stori yn wir, ac yn y gyfrol hon, olrheinir tarddiad y chwedl, a hefyd sut y bu i'r stori fynd o'r dyffryn tawel hwn i bellafion byd.