Gwydno
And at that time the weir of Gwydno was on the strand between Dyvi and Aberystwyth
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And at that time the weir of Gwydno was on the strand between Dyvi and Aberystwyth (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy)
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx
- attestation: And at that time the weir of Gwydno was on the strand between Dyvi and Aberystwyth (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy)
"And at that time the weir of Gwydno was on the strand between Dyvi and Aberystwyth, near to his own castle, and the value of an hundred pounds was taken in that weir every May eve.'"
- relationship: The story goes on to relate how Gwydno's son, Elphin, found in the weir the leathern bag containing the baby, who grew up to be the bard Taliessin (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume II > Chapter XI: Folklore Philosophy)
"The story goes on to relate how Gwydno's son, Elphin, found in the weir the leathern bag containing the baby, who grew up to be the bard Taliessin."
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