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Gelert (other)
Gelert, also spelled Gellert or Killhart, was a 13th-century dog of Welsh fable Gelert may also refer to: * Gelert (company), a company selling outdoor equipment * Elżbieta Gelert (born 1955), Polish politician * Otto Gelert (1862–1899), Danish botanist and pharmacist * Saint Gelert (7th century), probable founder of Beddgelert and Llangeler, in Wales * Gelert's Farm Works Gelert's Farm Works is the operating centre for the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (WHHR). It is located in Porthmadog, Wales, and was, as the name suggests, a working farm. History After the WHHR purchased Beddgelert Siding in 1973 from Brit ..., British railway operating center * Gelert's Farm halt, British railway platform * Gelert, a type of pet in Neopets See also * Gellert (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelert
Gelert () is a legendary wolfhound associated with the village of Beddgelert (whose name means "Gelert's Grave") in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. In the legend, Llywelyn the Great returns from hunting to find his baby missing, the cradle overturned, and Gelert with a blood-smeared mouth. Believing the dog had savaged the child, Llywelyn draws his sword and kills Gelert. After the dog's dying yelp, Llywelyn hears the cries of the baby, unharmed under the cradle, along with a dead wolf which had attacked the child and been killed by Gelert. Llywelyn is overcome with remorse and buries the dog with great ceremony, but can still hear its dying yelp. After that day, Llywelyn never smiles again. The story is a variation on the '' "Faithful Hound" folk-tale motif'', which lives on as an urban legend. It is classified as Aarne–Thompson type 178A. Poems and other interpretations This story formed the basis for several English poems, among which are "Beth Gêlert; or, the Grave of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelert (company)
Gelert is a British camping and outdoor clothing importer founded in Gwynedd, north Wales. Since 2013, it has been owned by Frasers Group. __TOC__ History The company is named after the dog Gelert of Prince Llywelyn the Great, who was Prince of Gwynedd. It started in Bryncir in Gwynedd in 1970."Gelert to close Porthmadog base and relocate staff to Widnes" '''', 15 June 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013. In 2003 it announced plans for a £4.5 million expansion to its base, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elżbieta Gelert
Elżbieta Kazimiera Gelert (born 22 April 1955) is a Polish politician, representing Civic Platform. Biography Gelert was born on 22 April 1955 in Gdańsk. In 1984, she graduated from the Faculty of Nursing at Poznań University of Medical Sciences. In 1997, she completed specialization in hospital and public health management at the Jagiellonian University Public Health Institute in Kraków. From 1992–1993, Gelert was the secretary of the Regional Chamber of Nurses and Midwives in Elbląg Elbląg (; german: Elbing, Old Prussian: ''Elbings'') is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 117,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County. .... She was also Chairperson of the Union of Hospitals Providing Employment in the Warmia and Mazury Region. Gelert was member of the Conservative People's Party – a conservative/popular party. After its Elbląg section dissolved, she joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Gelert
Otto Christian Leonor Gelert (9 November 1862 in Nybøl on Sundeved peninsula – 20 March 1899 in Copenhagen) was a Danish pharmacist and botanist, who specialized in plant floristics and systematics. He was a brother of sculptor Johannes Gelert. In 1883 he received his degree in pharmacy and subsequently worked as a druggist in the communities of Ribe and Horsens. From 1894 he worked as chemist at a sugar refinery in Tangermünde, Germany. During the latter part of his career he worked at the botanical museum in Copenhagen. In 1897 he took a scientific excursion to the Canary Islands. In 1899 he died of tuberculosis in Copenhagen, aged 36.Salmonsens konversationsleksikon (biography). Plants with the specific epithet of ''gelertii'' commemorate his name, and example being ''Taraxacum gelertii''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Gelert
Saint Gelert, also known as Celer, Celert or Kellarth (see below), was an early Celtic saint. Several locations in Wales are believed to bear his name. They include Beddgelert ("Gelert's grave") and the surrounding Gelert Valley and Llangeler ("Gelert's church") where there is a church dedicated to him. Through the promotional efforts of an innkeeper in the early 1790s, St. Gelert, the human, has become much conflated with the legend of a saintly dog putatively from the same region, Gelert.The Story of Beddgelert: real tragedy or urban myth? accessed March 9, 2011. Name The name "Gelert" is a cymricized variant of Celert or Cilert (also written ''Cylart'',[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelert's Farm Works
Gelert's Farm Works is the operating centre for the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (WHHR). It is located in Porthmadog, Wales, and was, as the name suggests, a working farm. History After the WHHR purchased Beddgelert Siding in 1973 from British Rail the ramshackle collection of farm buildings now known as Gelert's Farm came up for sale. The farm, which is situated between Beddgelert Siding and the Cambrian line, was purchased to become the operating centre for the rebuilt Welsh Highland Railway (WHR). After possession of the land was obtained in late 1975 track was laid into the site. Over the next couple of years five sidings were laid into the yard and another back towards Pen-y-Mount. The old hay barn was converted into a locomotive shed and a large pole barn became the Carriage Shed. The stone buildings were converted to workshops and a machine shop. In 1984 the area between the Carriage Shed and the WHHR main line was cleared and the 'Big Shed', , was constructed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelert's Farm Halt
Gelert's Farm Halt railway station on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway is a railway station in Wales that was opened in 1988. It is a simple platform alongside the main shed at Gelert's Farm Works. All trains in one direction stop at the halt for the passengers to visit the museum. The halt is a request stop for trains in the other direction. Until the end of 2005 trains stopped in the Pen-y-Mount (up) direction. From the 2006 season, trains stop in the Porthmadog (down) direction. The platform was rebuilt and extended in 2006. In early 2007, the platform was extended a further in the northerly direction and a ramp constructed to enter the North Yard. A water supply has been installed at the southern end of the platform for watering locomotive A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neopets
''Neopets'' is a virtual pet website. Users can own virtual pets ("Neopets") and buy virtual items for them using one of two virtual currencies. One currency, called Neopoints, can be earned within the site, and the other, Neocash, can either be purchased with real-world money, or won by chance in-game. The website was launched by Adam Powell and Donna Williams in late 1999. Two years later, a consortium of investors led by Doug Dohring bought a controlling interest in the company and in June 2005, Viacom (the company that owns Nickelodeon) bought Neopets Inc. for US$160 million. On 17 March 2014, Viacom and Nickelodeon sold ''Neopets'' to JumpStart Games for an undisclosed amount. On 3 July 2017, Chinese company NetDragon acquired JumpStart. Gameplay ''Neopets'' allows users to create and care for digital pets called "Neopets" and explore the virtual world of Neopia. There is no set objective for the users, but they are expected to feed and care for their Neopets when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
