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Cwm Gwrtheyrn Cairn Lleyn, Gwynedd

A tradition mentiones another grave for Vortigern after his death in the burning of his final refuge. He was later buried in a small chapel in Cwm Gwrtheyrn, somewhere on the Lleyn Peninsula.

Cwm Gwrtheyrn translates into 'the valley of Vortigern', which unfortunately cannot be traced on modern maps. However, this translation is exactly the same as Nant Gwrtheyrn. Were they one and the same valley?

Vortigern's valley and grave might best be looked for in the vicinity of the other locations associated with Vortigern, such as Nant Gwrtheyrn, Bedd Gwrtheyrn and Castel Gwrtheyrn.

Bibliography

• Bartrum, P.C. (1993): A Welsh Classical Dictionary, (Cardiff).*
• Borrow, George Henry (1862): Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery, at: http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/english/wildwales/chap30.html.
• Geoffrey of Monmouth: Gottfried's von Monmouth Historia Regum Britanniae, mit literar-historischer Einleitung und ausführlichen Anmerkungen, und Brut Tysylio, altwälsche Chronik in deutscher Uebersetzung, A.S. San Marte, (Halle 1854).*
• Kirby, D.P.: Vortigern, in: The Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies XXIII, 1970, pp. 37-59.*
• Pennant, Thomas (1781): A Tour in Wales, (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 1998).

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