The map from 2000 shows why it is so important to continue with the process of promoting & preserving our native languages - whether Cymraeg, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Cornish.

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The most interesting, for me, is the map around the year 600 AD. This was a time period when Saxons, Jutes, Danes and more were coming to the islands in their hundreds and thousands. The islands very quickly went from majority Brythonic/Gaelic speaking to majority Germanic.

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Powis Castle is a medieval castle & country house which stands near Y Trallwng (Welshpool), Powys.

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The yellow on this map shows just how doomed Welsh independence was, with the Marcher Lords having gobbled up much of Cymru and forced the native Welsh further and further west.

(Image Credits: Earle W. Dow, Atlas of European History (New York: Henry Holt, 1907))

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However, the end of Welsh independence would occur in the second half of the century with the culmination of the Edwardian Conquest of Wales in 1283.

By the turn of the 20th Century, the popularity of the hat had died out, rendering it a historical attire that has become synonymous with Welsh culture.

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It wasn't until the 1830s when the hat would become a staple of Welsh feminine attire - becoming part of the "national dress" that can still be observed every Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (Saint David's Day).

The distinctive Welsh headwear is het Gymreig (the Welsh hat). The hat has roots dating back to the 18th century, where it appears to have first been worn.

The image dates back to World War I and there were many flag days, like the one in the image, conducted with the intention of raising money for causes. A keen eye might notice that the woman in the bottom left has pictures of someone fighting in the war.

Of course, such as with other Welsh artefacts (namely the Mold Cape, which I have covered previously), the lunula was purchased by the British Museum, where it is now on display.

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Lunula Llanllyfni is made from solid gold (believed to be Welsh gold) and weighs in at 185.4g (6.5 ounces), whilst measuring at 24cm (9.5 inches) in diameter. Its weight means that Lunula Llanllyfni is the heaviest lunula discovered on either the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland.

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It is one of only ten transporter bridges (a transporter bridge being a suspended ferry operated by a high-level boom held up from towers at each end) remaining in the world and one of only two, with Tees Transporter Bridge in northern England, remaining in Britain.

If you zoom in, you will be able to spot some of the interesting names used for parts of the country and figure out how modern names evolved from there.

For example, Yr Wyddfa is referred to as "Snaudun", which would evolve into the later Anglo name "Snowdon".

However, there is a possible historical connection with the 7th Century King of Meirionnydd, Idris Gawr (Idris "The Giant"), who is believed to have defeated some Irish invaders in battle upon the mountain.

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