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The Lair of the Last Dragon
Radnor Forest
Radnor Forest is incorrectly thought to house the last dragon in Wales, a draig goch leiaf (according to Owen's seminal Dosbarthiad dreigiau Cymru). It does house a red dragon, but it is by no means the last.
The "last dragon in Wales" was a Victorian PR stunt by the four churches to encourage visitors and to compete with other popular dragon-spotting areas.
The dragon is kept out of the way of humans by a series of geomantic power lines between four churches, each dedicated to Llanfihangel (St. Michael). The churches are: Llanfihangel Rhydithon (Dolau), Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Llanfihangel Cefnllys and Llanfihangel Cascob.
The dragon is currently kept in hibernation by the ring held by the four churches, but concern has been voiced recently that Llanfihangel Cefnllys may be weakening.
Visit the forest, a haven of peace, roe deer, hawks, and the occasional Ellyll. Have a great time and tell us all about it. Obviously if you see the dragon, photo! Tag #excaliburfilm or just email us below.
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Local Knowledge
I heard the story about a shoemaker tricking a husband and wife pair of giants who wanted to settle on the island. The wife was carrying a massive pile of stones in her apron, supposedly to help build a shelter for them while they terrorised their locality. The brutes approached the frightened and small shoemaker, the husband snarling when he said that they were looking for a place to settle. He asked 'oh uhhhh whereabouts then?' to which they replied 'Anglesey'.
Although frightened by the pair, he quickly caught on that they had no idea that they were, in fact, right where they wanted to be! So he came up with a plan to trick the pair. He asked then to follow him and led them across the island towards the coast and pointed to Ireland, saying 'if it's Anglesey you are looking for, then there it is over there'.
This trick worked, the giants were caught unaware and were furious. The giants wife, in a huff, turned to his husband and yelled there was no way she was going to swim across the sea with all these stones in her apron and so dumped them on the coast.
Both giants, feeling dejected, left the island never to be seen again.
Arwyn Owen