This beautiful song possibly dates from 1485, when Rhys Bodychen led the men of Anglesey to and from the Battle of Bosworth.
The first published date of this piece,also known as Captain Morgan's March, is 1784, when it appeared in Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards in London. It is sung to honour the winning Ba...
This has invariably been seen as a 'march to battle' song, whereas in fact it refers to the siege of Harlech Castle. King Edward IV of England ordered the Earl of Pembroke to lead a powerful army to d...
Snowdon has always been a powerful symbol in Wales: as early as 1230 Llewelyn the Great proclaimed himself Lord of Eryri (Snowdonia).
The bard, Hoel ap Einion, fell in love with the celebrated Myfanwy Vechan, who lived at Castel Dinas Bran, in the Vale of Llangollen around 1390. He died brokenhearted because she rejected him.