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Poetic names for the island of Anglesey include the Old Welsh Ynys Dywyll (Shady or Dark Isle) for its former groves and Ynys y Cedairn (Isle of the Brave) for its royal courts; [13] Gerald of Wales' Môn Mam Cymru ("Môn, Mother of Wales") for its agricultural productivity; [23] and Y fêl Ynys (Honey Isle).
Jun 20, 2024 · The old name for Anglesey is Ynys Dywyll (Shady or Dark Isle) for its former groves and Ynys y Cedairn (Isle of the Brave) for its royal courts. It was also known as Môn Mam Cymru (“Môn, Mother of Wales”) for its agricultural productivity and Y fêl Ynys (Honey Isle).
Jun 22, 2019 · Other Welsh names include Ynys Dywyll, or the Dark Island based on the abundance of forests, and Ynys y Cadarn, or Island of the Brave, referring to its historic Royal occupants.
Sep 22, 2023 · Poetic references include the old Welsh “Ynys Dywyll” (Shady or Dark Isle) – for its former woodlands – and Ynys y Cedairn (Isle of the Brave) for its royal courts.
- Andrew Forgrave
Sep 22, 2023 · Poetic references include the old Welsh “Ynys Dywyll” (Shady or Dark Isle) – for its former woodlands – and Ynys y Cedairn (Isle of the Brave) for its royal courts. Owning to its fertile...
- Jimmy Nsubuga
Apr 26, 2024 · The ‘English’ name is in fact dervied from the Old Norse, meaning the ‘Ongull’s Island’. The alternative isle (ey) of the Angles is discredited. Old Welsh names are Ynys Dywyll (“Dark Isle”) and Ynys y Cedairn (cedyrn or kedyrn; “Isle of brave folk”). It is the Mona of Tacitus (Ann. xiv. 29, Agr. xiv. 18), Pliny the Elder (iv.
Môn is the Welsh name of Anglesey. The English name is a corrupted form of Old Norse, meaning the ‘Isle of Ongull’. Old Welsh names are Ynys Dywyll (“Dark Isle”) and Ynys y Cedairn (cedyrn or kedyrn; “Isle of brave folk”). It is the Mona of Tacitus (Ann. xiv. 29, Agr. xiv. 18), Pliny the Elder (iv.
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