...Caernarfon is 13 miles from Beddgelert, Porthmadog is 8 miles and Betws-y-Coed is 18 miles away.
Why is it called Beddgelert?
Beddgelert literally means the grave of Gelert and it is reputedly named after the dog which belonged to Prince Llewellyn who lived in the thirteenth century. Apparently one day the prince went hunting without his faithful hound Gelert. When he returned Gelert ran to greet him but was covered in blood. The prince was shocked ... ...cot empty and the bedclothes covered in blood. The prince, thinking that Gelert had killed the child plunged his sword into Gelert's side, but as the dog died he heard the cry of a baby. When he found the child he was unharmed and lying next to the body of a huge wolf which Gelert had killed to save the child. It is said that the prince never smiled again. He buried the dog at the place that is now called Beddgelert. How much of this is true I don't ...
SusanLesley 02.07.2008
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