Talk:Gelert
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absolutely avoid all absolutes
[edit]- Despite this, and despite the presence of a raised mound in the village called Gelert's Grave, there is absolutely no evidence for Gelert's existence.
The tradition and the mound are evidence, albeit not of a kind to convince serious historians. Reword. —Tamfang (talk) 18:50, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
- An unexcavated "mound" is evidence of a pile of earth, nothing more. The article for Beddgelert tells us: "
But the grave was built by the late 18th-century landlord of the Goat Hotel, David Pritchard, who created it in order to encourage tourism. Similar legends can be found in other parts of Europe and Asia
" Martinevans123 (talk) 13:53, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Real, litterary, or mythological
[edit]Which of the following lists does this dog belong:
I have to decide. Chrisrus (talk) 18:29, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
It is a real dog. 94.174.36.190 (talk) 20:21, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
- If it was real, it's no longer alive. But the evidence that it was real is somewhat sparse? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:25, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
Greyhound
[edit]If Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (1173–1240) did have a dog, I guess it could have been a greyhound, as they have ".. long been associated with heraldic symbols of the ruling class in England, France, and the Czech lands". I must admit that the breed depicted in Charles Burton Barber's 1894 painting doesn't look very greyhound-like to me. Does anyone have a photo perhaps?? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:50, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
- Maybe we need a footnote, next to "hound", to explain that its exact breed is not known? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)