You are indeed very lucky , the views are stunning and the history is something to behold. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Really is appreciated
Excellent and very interesting use of the ancient tongue of the native Briton's. A language that is truly a living breathing fossil. Heddwch. Engrossing and beautiful, just like the People of Cymru.
Thank you for this video. Although I have visited Conway Castle several times, I have never managed to get to Deganwy (but I did know that there was a castle there). Your theory about the name of the "archers' field" may be correct, but it is my understanding that the bow was traditionally a south Welsh weapon, whereas the north Welsh tended to use the spear. Of course, that does not mean that were no archers in North Wales, and any that were present would have needed somewhere to set up their butts for practice.
Great video! I love all that about the history of the names. I did want to ask about the date of the archery/longbow to the 1180s. My reading is that Gerald of Wales wrote about the archers in the 1180s, but the Welsh were archers long before that, to at least the 7th century. (I have an article about it on my website. Wikipedia is most annoying in that it mostly just talks about the 'English longbow'. I don't want to overstep, but I could post the link if you were interested.)
@@wales-whatsinaname Okay! Here's the link to the article I wrote which brings in a bunch of other sources :) www.sarahwoodbury.com/the-welsh-longbow/ Thanks for all you do!
@@SarahWoodburyBooks brilliant , I've just had a read of that , fascinating thank you so much for sharing , going to delve in deeper now , diolch yn fawr iawn
Great video. I was up at the castle last night and after checking out a 3D rendering of how it looked was wondering about the hole. is it natural or excavated and what was it used for, it looked covered in the rendering. Thanks
Thank you , I wondered the same , my best guess is that it occurred when they removed the remnants to build Conwy Castle , it does have the appearance of some quarrying
@@wales-whatsinaname Yes I've found something that says it was a small quarry and I guess it was probably used for storage. It was definitely eerie when I went down and so quiet. Thanks for getting back 👍
Ardderchog! Diolch yn fawr. Roedd fy fam a fy thad yn byw ger Arfryn (Lon Bryn Gosol). Sorry if my mutations are wrong there - still only Canolradd. My late parents lived with a view of the Vardre for nearly 30 years, and my children always wanted to go to the castle whenever we visited - so this brings back happy memories. Diolch again.
Diolch yn fawr , I beg of you not to concern yourself with mutations , they come naturally eventually and i always feel that worrying about them harms new speakers confidence. Really glad you enjoyed
Bore da. I’m afraid I don’t know your name, but perhaps you could help me with a Welsh name. I’ve a theory that Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere) may be title rather than a name. This is because King Arthur 2nd had 3 wives each named Gwenhwyfar…not very likely. It think Gwen means “pure” rather then “white”, but the second part of the name “Hwyfar” is beyond me. Any help or ideas would be much appreciated. Diolch yn fawr, Charlie John
Good question and difficult to answer with any certainty, I have read that it is meant to mean white enchantress or similar , Gwen as you say means white , I wonder if hwy derives from dwy which means divine ( as in the river dyfrdwy which means divine water) far - possibly from fawr = great or big. There is a Gwenhwyfach ( fach meaning small or lesser) and was reputed to be a sister. Gwen is also used to define 'fair or pretty' , so putting all that together , Great divine fair - now that could well be used to describe someone of a high standing I guess , but I have to be honest , this is all deduction and guesswork
