Talk:Gelert

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absolutely avoid all absolutes

Despite this, and despite the presence of a raised mound in the village called Gelert's Grave, there is absolutely no evidence for Gelert's existence.

The tradition and the mound are evidence, albeit not of a kind to convince serious historians. Reword. —Tamfang (talk) 18:50, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

An unexcavated "mound" is evidence of a pile of earth, nothing more. The article for Beddgelert tells us: "But the grave was built by the late 18th-century landlord of the Goat Hotel, David Pritchard, who created it in order to encourage tourism. Similar legends can be found in other parts of Europe and Asia" Martinevans123 (talk) 13:53, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Real, litterary, or mythological

Which of the following lists does this dog belong:

I have to decide. Chrisrus (talk) 18:29, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is a real dog. 94.174.36.190 (talk) 20:21, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If it was real, it's no longer alive. But the evidence that it was real is somewhat sparse? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:25, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greyhound

If Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (1173–1240) did have a dog, I guess it could have been a greyhound, as they have ".. long been associated with heraldic symbols of the ruling class in England, France, and the Czech lands". I must admit that the breed depicted in Charles Burton Barber's 1894 painting doesn't look very greyhound-like to me. Does anyone have a photo perhaps?? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:50, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe we need a footnote, next to "hound", to explain that its exact breed is not known? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]