Llewelyn
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
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Sain, hanes, yr ieithoedd Celtaidd | Sound, history, Celtic languages.
Darlithydd, Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd, Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Sain, hanes, yr ieithoedd Celtaidd | Sound, history, Celtic languages.
Darlithydd, Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd, Prifysgol Aberystwyth
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The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳
Another languages department under threat!
'Britain's global university'...without foreign languages?
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
c.org/pZvdcFHk4x
'Britain's global university'...without foreign languages?
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
c.org/pZvdcFHk4x
Sign the Petition
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
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November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Another languages department under threat!
'Britain's global university'...without foreign languages?
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
c.org/pZvdcFHk4x
'Britain's global university'...without foreign languages?
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
c.org/pZvdcFHk4x
Home patch lecture
Ddydd Sadwrn, siaredais yng Ngŵyl Gerallt (Barddas) yn fy milltir sgwâr: Amgueddfa Abergwili.
Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin: pwnc addas o ystyried y dref ond hefyd gan ei bod i'n bosibl y bu'r Llyfr ym Mhlas yr Esgob, safle'r Amgueddfa, ar un adeg.
@prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social
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Ddydd Sadwrn, siaredais yng Ngŵyl Gerallt (Barddas) yn fy milltir sgwâr: Amgueddfa Abergwili.
Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin: pwnc addas o ystyried y dref ond hefyd gan ei bod i'n bosibl y bu'r Llyfr ym Mhlas yr Esgob, safle'r Amgueddfa, ar un adeg.
@prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Home patch lecture
Ddydd Sadwrn, siaredais yng Ngŵyl Gerallt (Barddas) yn fy milltir sgwâr: Amgueddfa Abergwili.
Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin: pwnc addas o ystyried y dref ond hefyd gan ei bod i'n bosibl y bu'r Llyfr ym Mhlas yr Esgob, safle'r Amgueddfa, ar un adeg.
@prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social
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Ddydd Sadwrn, siaredais yng Ngŵyl Gerallt (Barddas) yn fy milltir sgwâr: Amgueddfa Abergwili.
Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin: pwnc addas o ystyried y dref ond hefyd gan ei bod i'n bosibl y bu'r Llyfr ym Mhlas yr Esgob, safle'r Amgueddfa, ar un adeg.
@prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social
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Newyddion gwych i Brosiect Myrddin! Llongyfarchidau David!
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Dr David Callander ar fod yn un o enillwyr Ysgoloriaeth Goffa Saunders Lewis eleni!
tinyurl.com/bdfknnjn
tinyurl.com/bdfknnjn
Darlithydd yn ennill ysgoloriaeth i barhau â’i waith ar Myrddin
Dr David Callander yw un o enillwyr Ysgoloriaeth Goffa Saunders Lewis eleni.
tinyurl.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Newyddion gwych i Brosiect Myrddin! Llongyfarchidau David!
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The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee for the following roles:
- ECA Representative
- Slavonic and East European Representative.
Please see our website for the role descriptions and the nominations forms: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/03/n...
- ECA Representative
- Slavonic and East European Representative.
Please see our website for the role descriptions and the nominations forms: university-council-for-languages.org/2025/07/03/n...
Nominations: ECA REP and Slavonic and East European Rep
We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee of suitably qualified people for the following roles: An ECA Representative and a Slavonic and East European Representative. The role …
university-council-for-languages.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!
Gyda'r tymor ar ddechrau, rwy'n edrych ymlaen yn arw at dreulio cyfnod yn Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd, @aberuni.bsky.social
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5-month stint at the Welsh and Celtic Studies Department, covering for Dr Bleddyn Huws, and looking forward immenseley!
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5-month stint at the Welsh and Celtic Studies Department, covering for Dr Bleddyn Huws, and looking forward immenseley!
September 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Gyda'r tymor ar ddechrau, rwy'n edrych ymlaen yn arw at dreulio cyfnod yn Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd, @aberuni.bsky.social
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5-month stint at the Welsh and Celtic Studies Department, covering for Dr Bleddyn Huws, and looking forward immenseley!
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5-month stint at the Welsh and Celtic Studies Department, covering for Dr Bleddyn Huws, and looking forward immenseley!
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We are looking for a new Italian representative for our ECA Special Interest Group - this is a great opportunity to help improve conditions for ECAs and to ensure that researchers in Italian are well represented. A huge thank you to @serevandi.bsky.social for all her fantastic work in this role 💙
A fantastic role at UCFL ECA SIG: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career... @ucfl-eca.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We are looking for a new Italian representative for our ECA Special Interest Group - this is a great opportunity to help improve conditions for ECAs and to ensure that researchers in Italian are well represented. A huge thank you to @serevandi.bsky.social for all her fantastic work in this role 💙
Cyfle arbennig ac unigryw!
Gyda chefnogaeth Adran Datblygu Gwledig a Chymunedol a'r Gaeltacht Llywodraeth Iwerddon, rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi Ysgoloriaeth PhD yn yr Iaith Wyddeleg i ddechrau ym mis Hydref 2025.
Manylion llawn: cardiff.ac.uk/cy/welsh/cou...
Ffurflen gais: cymraeg@caerdydd.ac.uk
Dyddiad cau: 28 Mehefin 2025
Manylion llawn: cardiff.ac.uk/cy/welsh/cou...
Ffurflen gais: cymraeg@caerdydd.ac.uk
Dyddiad cau: 28 Mehefin 2025
June 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Cyfle arbennig ac unigryw!
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Coming up from brilliant colleagues
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social online seminar: "An introduction to policy engagement and language research" 5th June at 16.00 (UK time) All welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/32mk9jvf
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social online seminar: "An introduction to policy engagement and language research" 5th June at 16.00 (UK time) All welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/32mk9jvf
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Coming up from brilliant colleagues
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social online seminar: "An introduction to policy engagement and language research" 5th June at 16.00 (UK time) All welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/32mk9jvf
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social online seminar: "An introduction to policy engagement and language research" 5th June at 16.00 (UK time) All welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/32mk9jvf
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social
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Just got my copy of the most recent issue of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies, which includes my article on Welsh books in the Huntington Library, L.A.
Available to read (with sub) here
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...
Diolch i’r golygyddion a’r darllenwyr am y cyngor a’r cymorth!
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Just got my copy of the most recent issue of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies, which includes my article on Welsh books in the Huntington Library, L.A.
Available to read (with sub) here
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...
Diolch i’r golygyddion a’r darllenwyr am y cyngor a’r cymorth!
May 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Just got my copy of the most recent issue of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies, which includes my article on Welsh books in the Huntington Library, L.A.
Available to read (with sub) here
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...
Diolch i’r golygyddion a’r darllenwyr am y cyngor a’r cymorth!
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Just got my copy of the most recent issue of the North American Journal of Celtic Studies, which includes my article on Welsh books in the Huntington Library, L.A.
Available to read (with sub) here
muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/artic...
Diolch i’r golygyddion a’r darllenwyr am y cyngor a’r cymorth!
Newyddion swydd...
I'm delighted to be doing a short stint at UCL's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment as Senior Research Fellow in Soundscape Attributes Translation
More here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/newydd...
👀 NB I'm still on the hunt for more permanent work from September 2025!
I'm delighted to be doing a short stint at UCL's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment as Senior Research Fellow in Soundscape Attributes Translation
More here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/newydd...
👀 NB I'm still on the hunt for more permanent work from September 2025!
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Newyddion swydd...
I'm delighted to be doing a short stint at UCL's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment as Senior Research Fellow in Soundscape Attributes Translation
More here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/newydd...
👀 NB I'm still on the hunt for more permanent work from September 2025!
I'm delighted to be doing a short stint at UCL's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment as Senior Research Fellow in Soundscape Attributes Translation
More here:
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/newydd...
👀 NB I'm still on the hunt for more permanent work from September 2025!
Dau beth hwyl dros y penwythnos...
1. Diolch i Gymdeithas Prynhawn Sadwrn Eglwys Gymraeg Canol Llundain am fy nghroesawu, ac am roi'r cyfle imi arbrofi gyda'r pastwn a'r delyn (diolch Manon Browning!) wrth draethu ar adloniant yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol...
1. Diolch i Gymdeithas Prynhawn Sadwrn Eglwys Gymraeg Canol Llundain am fy nghroesawu, ac am roi'r cyfle imi arbrofi gyda'r pastwn a'r delyn (diolch Manon Browning!) wrth draethu ar adloniant yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol...
April 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Dau beth hwyl dros y penwythnos...
1. Diolch i Gymdeithas Prynhawn Sadwrn Eglwys Gymraeg Canol Llundain am fy nghroesawu, ac am roi'r cyfle imi arbrofi gyda'r pastwn a'r delyn (diolch Manon Browning!) wrth draethu ar adloniant yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol...
1. Diolch i Gymdeithas Prynhawn Sadwrn Eglwys Gymraeg Canol Llundain am fy nghroesawu, ac am roi'r cyfle imi arbrofi gyda'r pastwn a'r delyn (diolch Manon Browning!) wrth draethu ar adloniant yng Nghymru'r Oesoedd Canol...
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That's literally everyone I know who works at Cardiff: all good people, excellent teachers and researchers, friends, colleagues, people whose work has informed my own.
And for Welsh as a discipline, that's a substantial proportion of the scholarly community on the planet. Absolutely catastrophic.
And for Welsh as a discipline, that's a substantial proportion of the scholarly community on the planet. Absolutely catastrophic.
Cardiff University confirms that in College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 699 jobs are “in scope” of redundancy with 86 in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
At the leading Welsh university in the capital of (checks notes) Wales 13 are in the (checks notes) School of Welsh.
Cardiff University releases breakdown of academics 'in scope' for redundancy
Martin Shipton Cardiff University has released to Nation.Cymru the breakdown by School of the 1,807 academics who have been told their jobs are “in scope” to be cut. The university announced in Januar...
nation.cymru
March 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
That's literally everyone I know who works at Cardiff: all good people, excellent teachers and researchers, friends, colleagues, people whose work has informed my own.
And for Welsh as a discipline, that's a substantial proportion of the scholarly community on the planet. Absolutely catastrophic.
And for Welsh as a discipline, that's a substantial proportion of the scholarly community on the planet. Absolutely catastrophic.
Siarad yn hwn fis Ebrill! Rhaglen arbennig!
We are hosting this great conference in April! Registration is now open - online and in-person attendance possible!
Follow this link for the programme and to register: blog.mowlit.ac.uk/french-of-th...
#medievalsky #celtic #medievalfrench
Follow this link for the programme and to register: blog.mowlit.ac.uk/french-of-th...
#medievalsky #celtic #medievalfrench
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Siarad yn hwn fis Ebrill! Rhaglen arbennig!
Mae fy amser yn @ysgolygymraegpc.bsky.social wedi dod i ben. Er bod cwmwl ansicrwydd dros y sefydliad ar hyn o bryd, dwi wedi mwynhau bob munud: o'r darlithio i'r ymchwilio. Dysgais lawer o'm cydweithwyr a dwi'n ddiolchgar tu hwnt amdanynt bob un.
Hwyl am y tro
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Hwyl am y tro
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March 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Mae fy amser yn @ysgolygymraegpc.bsky.social wedi dod i ben. Er bod cwmwl ansicrwydd dros y sefydliad ar hyn o bryd, dwi wedi mwynhau bob munud: o'r darlithio i'r ymchwilio. Dysgais lawer o'm cydweithwyr a dwi'n ddiolchgar tu hwnt amdanynt bob un.
Hwyl am y tro
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Hwyl am y tro
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Diddorol gweld defnydd o’r T a’r G ynysig, h.y. o lawysgrifen ganoloesol Iwerddon (a Phrydain), ym marchnata gŵyl Other Voices!
O*t*her
Cardi*g*an
O*t*her
Cardi*g*an
☀ Other Voices Cardigan is coming to BBC Four! ☀
Join us this Sunday for a special episode featuring James Dean Bradfield, Charlotte Day Wilson, Nadine Shah, Victor Ray, Bill Ryder-Jones, Fabiana Palladino, Georgia Ruth, and Melys! Perfect post-St David’s Day viewing.
📺 Tune in 2 March at 22:00!
Join us this Sunday for a special episode featuring James Dean Bradfield, Charlotte Day Wilson, Nadine Shah, Victor Ray, Bill Ryder-Jones, Fabiana Palladino, Georgia Ruth, and Melys! Perfect post-St David’s Day viewing.
📺 Tune in 2 March at 22:00!
March 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Diddorol gweld defnydd o’r T a’r G ynysig, h.y. o lawysgrifen ganoloesol Iwerddon (a Phrydain), ym marchnata gŵyl Other Voices!
O*t*her
Cardi*g*an
O*t*her
Cardi*g*an
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How is the Merlin of Welsh poetry different to that of Disney?
Listen to Dr David Callander’s discussion on BBC Radio 4’s “The World Tonight”
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⏰ 40minutes in
🗓️ 26.02.25
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to Dr David Callander’s discussion on BBC Radio 4’s “The World Tonight”
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⏰ 40minutes in
🗓️ 26.02.25
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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www.bbc.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
How is the Merlin of Welsh poetry different to that of Disney?
Listen to Dr David Callander’s discussion on BBC Radio 4’s “The World Tonight”
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⏰ 40minutes in
🗓️ 26.02.25
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to Dr David Callander’s discussion on BBC Radio 4’s “The World Tonight”
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⏰ 40minutes in
🗓️ 26.02.25
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Llongyfarchiadau Dewi!
✨Llongyfarchiadau i Dr Dewi Alter ar ennill Gwobr Traethawd Angharad Dodds John!
bit.ly/4gVtf1v
bit.ly/4gVtf1v
Gwobr Traethawd Angharad Dodds John, 2025 - Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion
Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi enillydd Gwobr Traethawd 2025. O faes cryf o draethodau o safon uchel ar amrywiaeth o bynciau, dewisodd y beirniaid draethawd gan Dr Dewi Alter dan y […]
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February 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Llongyfarchiadau Dewi!
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Yn ôl ysgolheigion @prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social mae cerddi cynnar am Myrddin yn ei bortreadu fel amgylcheddwr.
Darllenwch ragor⤵️
tinyurl.com/3xtz4s56
Darllenwch ragor⤵️
tinyurl.com/3xtz4s56
Early poems about Merlin portray him as environmentalist, say scholars
Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature
tinyurl.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yn ôl ysgolheigion @prosiectmyrddin.bsky.social mae cerddi cynnar am Myrddin yn ei bortreadu fel amgylcheddwr.
Darllenwch ragor⤵️
tinyurl.com/3xtz4s56
Darllenwch ragor⤵️
tinyurl.com/3xtz4s56
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Sylw i’r Prosiect yn @theguardian.com!
The Welsh Merlin Poetry Project will feature in tomorrow’s print edition of the Guardian newspaper, and here is the online version, discussing the corpus’s humanity and environmentalism.
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The Welsh Merlin Poetry Project will feature in tomorrow’s print edition of the Guardian newspaper, and here is the online version, discussing the corpus’s humanity and environmentalism.
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Early poems about Merlin portray him as environmentalist, say scholars
Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sylw i’r Prosiect yn @theguardian.com!
The Welsh Merlin Poetry Project will feature in tomorrow’s print edition of the Guardian newspaper, and here is the online version, discussing the corpus’s humanity and environmentalism.
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The Welsh Merlin Poetry Project will feature in tomorrow’s print edition of the Guardian newspaper, and here is the online version, discussing the corpus’s humanity and environmentalism.
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer seminar ymchwil Dr Brigid Ehrmantraut: "Goresgyniad a dylanwad mewn straeon brwydr Gwyddelig canoloesol ar ôl y Normaniaid".
📅18 Mawrth 2025, 13:00
Cofrestru: bit.ly/3CIycNf
📅18 Mawrth 2025, 13:00
Cofrestru: bit.ly/3CIycNf
February 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer seminar ymchwil Dr Brigid Ehrmantraut: "Goresgyniad a dylanwad mewn straeon brwydr Gwyddelig canoloesol ar ôl y Normaniaid".
📅18 Mawrth 2025, 13:00
Cofrestru: bit.ly/3CIycNf
📅18 Mawrth 2025, 13:00
Cofrestru: bit.ly/3CIycNf
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MYRDDIN IS ONLINE. As was foretold.
Now the dragon and boar will picnic upon the shores of Dumnonia, and the great forest will blossom, or something
Now the dragon and boar will picnic upon the shores of Dumnonia, and the great forest will blossom, or something
myrddin.cymru
merlinpoetry.wales
🌟 MWYNHEWCH 🌟
The website is now LIVE and ready for all to enjoy!
🔧 It will continue to be developed until 2026, adding poems, English language notes, and much, much more!
merlinpoetry.wales
🌟 MWYNHEWCH 🌟
The website is now LIVE and ready for all to enjoy!
🔧 It will continue to be developed until 2026, adding poems, English language notes, and much, much more!
February 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
MYRDDIN IS ONLINE. As was foretold.
Now the dragon and boar will picnic upon the shores of Dumnonia, and the great forest will blossom, or something
Now the dragon and boar will picnic upon the shores of Dumnonia, and the great forest will blossom, or something
Reposted by Llewelyn
A dyna ni, tê i ddathlu’r lansio’r wefan!
February 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A dyna ni, tê i ddathlu’r lansio’r wefan!
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Arddangosfa’r cerddi diweddaraf sy’n cloi’r prynhawn.
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To close, Jenny Day highlights the website’s uniqueness in demonstrating version of poems, stemmas and manuscript functionality.
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To close, Jenny Day highlights the website’s uniqueness in demonstrating version of poems, stemmas and manuscript functionality.
February 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Arddangosfa’r cerddi diweddaraf sy’n cloi’r prynhawn.
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To close, Jenny Day highlights the website’s uniqueness in demonstrating version of poems, stemmas and manuscript functionality.
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To close, Jenny Day highlights the website’s uniqueness in demonstrating version of poems, stemmas and manuscript functionality.