The historical Arthur – the once and future king?
While King Arthur, his knights of the round table, and his mage Merlin are mostly thought of as mythical, there’s...
Read moreDetailsRobert (Bob) Rowlands is a recently retired biotechnology consultant who has worked in most countries of the Northern Hemisphere and is now comfortably settled down to a quiet life in Cardiff. In addition to his industrial career, he has published over 30 scientific papers and book chapters, and was an Honorary Lecturer in Applied Microbiology at Cardiff University from 1996 to 2009. Born into the Cymry Llundain of a Welsh father and an English mother, he has strong Welsh connections. Having developed a love of words and languages at an early age, he is fluent in Welsh and South American Spanish and has a working knowledge of several other languages. He also has a keen interest in freestyle partner dancing, because this too involves communication.
While King Arthur, his knights of the round table, and his mage Merlin are mostly thought of as mythical, there’s...
Read moreDetailsWhile not all traditions of Nos Galan Gaeaf survive, some can clearly be seen in those of modern Halloween. They...
Read moreDetailsSome Welsh words are used commonly enough that they’ve been included in the leading English dictionary, the OED. It may...
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Read moreDetailsMuch about druids is unknown, due to their tradition of purely oral transmission, but we get glimpses from the writings...
Read moreDetailsThe Welsh flag, considered cool around the world because it has a red dragon on it, is just the most...
Read moreDetailsA present-day Welsh speaker may recognise many Gaulish words. It’s not clear how it got to Wales, but some of...
Read moreDetailsStill used on several far-apart continents, the Brythonic languages have sometimes been down – but, for the most part, never...
Read moreDetailsThough it’s had its ups and downs, the Welsh language would seem to have had a resurgence. But is this...
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