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Great Britain and adjacent islands in the 5th century AD, before the invasion and subsequent founding of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
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Prydain ([ˈprədai̯n], PRUH-dine; Middle Welsh: Prydein) is the modern Welsh name for Great Britain.

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The Chronicles of Prydain

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The Chronicles of Prydain is a pentalogy of children's high fantasy Bildungsroman novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry...

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Prydain

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Look up Prydain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prydain ([ˈprədai̯n], PRUH-dine; Middle Welsh: Prydein) is the modern Welsh name for Great Britain...

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Unbennaeth Prydain

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Unbennaeth or Unbeinyaeth Prydein (Welsh for  "The Monarchy of Britain") was an Old Welsh composition that served as a kind of national anthem in Wales...

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Great Britain

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Priteni or Pretani. Priteni is the source of the Welsh language term Prydain, Britain, which has the same source as the Goidelic term Cruithne used...

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Roman Britain

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Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island...

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Centrica

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Centrica plc is a British multinational energy and services company with its headquarters in Windsor, Berkshire. Its principal activity is the supply of...

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Lloyd Alexander

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translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King,...

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The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain

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The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain is a collection of short high fantasy stories for children by Lloyd Alexander and illustrator Margot Zemach....

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British Isles

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Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan Bhreatainn (Scottish Gaelic)...

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Gorsedd Cymru

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Goursez Vreizh. Until 2019, Gorsedd Cymru was known as Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain ("the Gorsedd of the Bards of the Island of Britain"), or Gorsedd y Beirdd...

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Princess Eilonwy

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ay-LON-wee) is a fictional character in Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain. She appears in four of the five novels in the series, as well as Disney's...

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Armes Prydein

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Collective (in Welsh) "The Great Prophecy of Britain" at the CLC "Armes Prydain Bychan" at the CLC (in Welsh) "The Lesser Prophecy of Britain" at the CLC...

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1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) was held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958...

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The Castle of Llyr

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novel by Lloyd Alexander, the third of five volumes in The Chronicles of Prydain. The story continues the adventures of Taran, the "Assistant Pig-Keeper"...

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Britannia

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various other languages, including the English Britain and the modern Welsh Prydain. In the 9th century the associated terms Bretwalda and Brytenwealda were...

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Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain

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Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain (Welsh: Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain) are a series of items in late-medieval Welsh tradition. Lists of the items...

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Welsh Triads

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The Welsh Triads (Welsh: Trioedd Ynys Prydein, "Triads of the Island of Britain") are a group of related texts in medieval manuscripts which preserve fragments...

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Evaline Ness

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the maps of Prydain for the popular series by Lloyd Alexander, The Chronicles of Prydain (1964 to 1968). Meanwhile, there were two Prydain picture books...

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The Book of Three

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writer Lloyd Alexander, the first of five volumes in The Chronicles of Prydain. The series follows the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper, a...

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List of legendary kings of Britain

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list of legendary kings of Britain (Welsh: Brenin y Brythoniaid, Brenin Prydain) derives predominantly from Geoffrey of Monmouth's circa 1136 work Historia...

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Taran Wanderer

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writer Lloyd Alexander, the fourth of five volumes in The Chronicles of Prydain. The series follows Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, as he nears manhood...

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Gurgi

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Gurgi is a fictional character in The Chronicles of Prydain, the series of fantasy novels by Lloyd Alexander. Gurgi is the hero Taran's faithful companion...

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High king

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the First Men. In Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, there is a line of High Kings of Prydain (a fictionalized version of Wales) who are descendants...

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High fantasy

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High fantasy examples Literature Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain Piers Anthony's Xanth Terry Brooks' Shannara Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles...

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Bonedd y Saint

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much older in origin. The book has also been known as Achau Saint Ynys Prydain ("Genealogy of the Saints" or "Pedigrees of the Saints of the Isle of Britain")...

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Kingdom of Great Britain

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v t e British Isles Names Terminology Alba Albion Cymru Prydain Britain Éire Hibernia Politics Geography History (outline) Society...

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