Gelert’s GraveA short walk from the picturesque village of Beddgelert is the grave of it&rsquo
Gelert’s GraveA short walk from the picturesque village of Beddgelert is the grave of it’s most famous, eponymous resident: Gelert, faithful hound to Prince Llewelyn the Great.Legend has it that, after a long day of hunting, Prince Llewelyn returned to his palace in the village to find his beloved dog smeared in blood. He rushed to the room of his infant son to find the child missing and, assuming Gelert had killed the boy, plunged his sword into the dog and killed him. As the dog howled out in pain, a child’s cry responded.Llewelyn searched the palace and found his son safe and well, the body of a wolf, clearly slain by Gelert as he fought to save the child’s life, by his side. The prince was so distraught by his mistake, he never smiled again.See AlsoGreyfriars Bobby | The Queen’s Corgi Cemetery | Tintagel: King Arthur’s Castle -- source link
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