The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
Two MIGHTY LLEWELYNS
The Faithful Gelert Slaughtered by
His Enraaed Master.
SELF.GOvERNMENI FOR WALES
Sir John Jones' jenkins Remarks that the
Tin.Plate Trade Has Left Wales
and Warns Them to Protect
the Homo Market.

Llewelyn alb Iorwerth came to the
sovereignty Of North Wales in the year
1884. In 1904 he married Joan, daugh-
ter OF John, king Of England, who made
him q present of a very fine greyhound,
which he named Gelert. One day.
when the Welsh prince and his mobiles
were mounted for the chase, Gelert
could not be found, so they had to set
without him. On his return home the
prince, as was his custom, went imme-
diately to caress his infant, but was
horror-stricken on discovering the
cradle overturned, the clothes smeared
with blood, and the child not to be seen.
The dog, the favorite Gelert, who had
been missing from the field, sprang for
ward to welcome his master, with Jaws
covered with blood. The prince at
once concluded from his appearance
that he must have killed the child, and
drew his dagger, and In his rage killed
him; but on further search to discover
the child the prince was joyfully sur
prised to find him wrapped in his bed
cltohes and fast asleep. The cradle
was upset, and not far distant he
found the dead body of a. wolf which
had been slain by the faithful Gelert to
sincerely the rash act in destroying
such a faithful friend and companion,
and as tribute to his memory built q
church over the grave and a monastery
near the place as a pious Offering Of
gratitude for the preservation Of his
beloved son, and called 1t from this
distressing circumstance Bedd Gelert-
Gelert's Grave. The village is still
called by that name; 1t is situated in
Carnarvonshire, in a small valley near
the Snowden mountain; and from this
tnridQnf q darfvad 10 Wn1ch nrpvar1,.
"Yr wyf NOR edifar ar gwr laddodd
ei filgi," Il am as sorry as the man who
slew his greyhound.) Llewelyn alb
lorwerth, through reign of forty-six
years, supported character distin-
guished for enterprise and bravery; he
has been highly celebrated by his con-
temporary bards, whom they called
Llewelyn the Great. Llywarch Bry-
dydd Moch. in his poem to him writes:
"A noble lion. the Governor Of Britain
and her defense. Llewelyn, numerous
are thy battles. thou brave prince of
the mighty, that puttest the enemy to
flight. He Is prince with terrible
looks, who will conquer in foreign
countries, as we'll as In Mona, the
mother Of all Wales"
Llewelyn alb Graffydd, the last prince
OF Wales, reigned from 1854 to 1882, and
fell in resisting the ambition Of Ed
ward H., king Of England, to reduce the
whole island to his sway; and with him
perished the name of the Welsh as an
Independent nation upon the face Of the
earth. The whole reign Of this prince
was spent In warfare with the English,
during which was displayed terrible
tissue Of conspiracies and bloodshed; !;
and for two years after the death Of
"Llewelyn elm Llyw OLAF the regal
power Of Wales was irrevooably annihi-
lated. There is another Prince Llewel.
IN who preceded the former named Lie
welyn alb Sitsyllt. He was most dis
tinguished prince. and il said to have
married when only IA years of age. He
succeeded to the principalities of South
Wales and Powys, In 99S, and seventeen
years later he asserted his claim to
that Of North Wales. From the year
l016 to 1921 he governed the whole Of
Wales He fell In battle through the
treechsry Of . bishop named Madog