... besmeared with blood, he became alarmed, and, rushing to the house, he found his infant's cradle overturned, and the ground about it bloody. Rashly concluding that the hound had killed his child, he drew his sword and slew the poor animal, heedless... Black's Tourist's Guide to Wales - Page 26by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1877 - 90 pagesFull view - About this book
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - Wales - 1857 - 322 pages
...caressing his master. Soon afterwards, on removing the cradle, he found beneath it his child alive, unhurt, and sleeping by the side of a dead wolf. The...tomb over his grave. Hence the place is still called Eedd-Gelert, or the grave of Gelert. The poem suggested by this legend, written by the Hon. WR Spencer,... | |
| Appleton D. and co - 1870 - 746 pages
...incident. " Llewelyn the Great, with his family, had a residence here during the hunting season. One 249 day, while engaged in the chase, the prince was surprised...tomb over his grave. Hence the place is still called Beddyelert, or the Grave of Gelert." The poem suggested by this legend is well known. This neighbourhood... | |
| Wales - 1870 - 526 pages
...caressing his master. Soon afterwards, on removing the cradle, he found beneath it his child alive, unhurt, and sleeping by the side of a dead wolf. The...tomb over his grave. Hence the place is still called Sedd-Gelert, or the grave of Gelert. The poem suggested by this legend, written by the Hon. WR Spencer,... | |
| Abel Heywood (and son; ltd.) - 1877 - 144 pages
...wolf had entered the house, and had been destroyed by the faithful dog in time to prevent it doing any injury to the sleeping infant. The prince, deeply...thus slain by his own hand, and built a tomb over ita grave. Hence the place is called Beddgelert, or the grave of Gelert." The legend is the subject... | |
| Europe - 1886 - 702 pages
...became alarmed, and, rushing to the house, he found his infant's eradlo overturned, and the ground alwut it bloody . Rashly concluding that the hound had killed...by his own hand, and built a tomb over his grave. Honco the place is still called Bcddi/eltrt, or the Grave of Gelert." The poem suggested by this legend... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1891 - 420 pages
...caressing his master. Soon afterwards, on removing the cradle, he found beneath it his child alive, unhurt, and sleeping by the side of a dead wolf. The...poem suggested by this legend, written by the Hon. "W. R, Spencer, is well known. "The spearman heard the bugle sound, And cheerly smiled the morn, BEDDGELERT.... | |
| Adam and Charles Black - Wales - 1910 - 194 pages
...built on a small verdant level, at the junction of three vales, and closely surrounded by mountains. Tradition thus relates the affecting incident which...by his own hand, and built a tomb over his grave. This tomb is in the second meadow, S. of the village, and some way to the right of the footpath to... | |
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