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Wales: Two Heroes and Treasures

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By: Ceri Shaw
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Written and directed by Ifan Huw Dafydd. Following on from the success on YouTube of the excerpt from The Last Prince of Wales , Huw Davies would like to make it known that he still has several copies of the original full video available for sale. To purchase please contact Huw Davies via his AmeriCymru page here:- Huw Davies


An ideal aid for planning your itinerary when you next visit the land of your fore fathers.

We also hope that the DVD will be a valuable resource for Welsh learners the World over. Whilst impossible to make exact translations from any language to another, care has been taken to make both language commentaries as close as possible. Welsh learners will be able to hear the Welsh commentary spoken by a native Welsh speaker, whilst having an English translation on the other channel.


MADOG, our first hero. A visit to Dolwyddelan, the site of two Welsh castles and the birthplace of Prince Madog the discoverer of The Americas over 200 years before Columbus even set foot on a ship! We see the site of his birth and upbringing and follow his journey to Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, from where he departed for unknown lands in 1170.



LLANDDWYN ISLAND, an astoundingly beautiful location on the south western tip of Anglesey and the home of the patron saint of Welsh lovers Dwynwen. It overlooks the Menai Straits and the mountains of Snowdonia on the mainland. A place youll definitely want to put on the itinerary for your next visit to the Land of Your Fathers!



THE GOWER and the search for the RED LADY OF PAVILAND. Theres far more to the Red Lady than meets the eye - shes definitely no lady! But she does give us a chance to show you the gorgeous Welsh countryside of the GOWER peninsula, visiting Langland Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Oxwich Bay, Port Eynon, Goats Hole, Worms Head, Rosili, and Penclawdd.



THOMAS TELFORDS FANTASTIC AQUEDUCT at FRONCYSYLLTE. Finished in 1805. An amazing feat of innovative engineering. In 2009 it was recognized as one of the wonders of the modern world when it joined the Great Wall of China as a World Heritage Site!. We also pay a quick visit to the home of the International Eisteddfod Llangollen.



Our last hero is fittingly LLYWELYN THE LAST PRINCE OF WALES. His death being the nadir of Wales history. We try to unravel the mystery that surrounds the last two days of his life. Was it treachery or chance? We visit Aberedw, and the ruins of another Welsh castle , the location of the enigmatic meeting that was to take place between Llywelyn and Edwards allies, the chase through the Welsh countryside to the fateful dingle at Cilmeri, and finally the grave where his headless body lies in the emotion filled ruins of Abaty Cwm Hir. Plus a bonus montage of photographs from around Wales set to Russell Sheppard playing the song thats close to every Welshmans heart and guaranteed to bring on a bout of inconsolable Hiraeth.