Gwenllian (or Gwenllïan) (
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
, a combination of ''gwen'' "fair, blessed, white" and ''llian'' "
flaxen") was the name of several ladies who lived in medieval
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. The two best known have, for different reasons, become symbols of Welsh
patriotism and/or independence. It is also the name of a song by prominent Welsh songwriter
Meic Stevens
Meic Stevens (born 13 March 1942) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Stevens's songs have a mystical, faintly psychedelic flavour, and are mostly sung in his native Welsh language. Still largely unknown outside Wales, he was discovered by DJ Ji ...
and Anglesey rock band
Calfari.
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Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd (1097–1136) Her patriotic revolt and subsequent death in battle at Kidwelly Castle contributed to the Great Revolt of 1136
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Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn
Gwenllian of Wales or Gwenllian ferch Llywelyn (June 1282 – 7 June 1337) was the second daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales (). Gwenllian is sometimes confused with Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd, who lived two cent ...
(1282–1337) The only child of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales
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