The Welsh in Swansea beat the previous World Record (formerly held by the Irish!) for most people dressed as smurfs . I may be mostly German and Swedish, but it's that droplet of Welshness that makes me most proud.

Title: Just a Little Author: CJSpooks Rating: PG Summary: Harry and Nix share a bottle of alcohol and a bit more. Pairing: Nixon and Welsh (hint of Winnix) Harry Welsh entered the Company CP in search of Dick Winters, but instead came upon Lewis Nixon, who was sitting back with his legs stretched out upon the surface of a desk. Nix was smiling a bit as he gave a little wave. His other hand was...

Massive Torchwood fic which needs mountains of help: 1) Does the Welsh police force (specifically Cardiff) have a Criminal Investigation Department? Can it be safely assumed that this is the department where Gwen and Andy work in "Everything Changes"? 2) How soon after the discovery of a murder victim is a post-mortem performed? Where? By whom? 3) Would there be a morgue or some equivalent thereof...

Melody: anon./trad. or Charles Dibdin (1745-1814) Lyrics: John Ceiriog Hughes (1832-1887) + many English versions, eg W.G.Rothery Origin: Welsh Os wyt ti yn bur i mi- Fel rwyf fi yn bur i ti, Mal un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech Meddai clychau Aberdyfi. Un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, Mal un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech Meddai clychau Aberdyfi. Hoff gan fab yw meddu serch Y ferch mae...

Melody: anon./trad. Lyrics: "Talhaiarnl" John Jones (1810-1869) + Thomas Oliphant (1799-1873) Origin: Welsh Unwaith eto mi ddywedaf "Hob y deri danno," Sian, fwyn, Sian? Nid oes tês ar amser gauaf- Dyna ganu eto, Sian, fwyn, Sian. Ond mae Sion yn wrth heneiddio- Dal di sylw Sian. Efo cariad yn gwefreiddio; Sian fwyn tyrd i'r llwyn, Seinaf enw Siani fwyn, Sian, fwyn Sian. Llawer gauaf haf a...

Melody: anon./trad. Lyrics: anon./trad. (but English by A.P.Graves and J.B.P.Dobbs) Origin: Welsh Rhwym wrth dy wreg-ys, gledd-yf gwyn dy dad; At-ynt fy mach-gen! tros dy wlad! [/ dros wlad!] Mwg y pen-tref-ydd gyf-yd gyd-a'r gwynt, Draw dy gy-mrod-yr ânt yn gynt. Sych dy ddag-rau, i/ar dy gyf-rwy naid, Gwrando'r saethau'n su-o fel seirph/seirff di-baid; Wrth dy fw-a, hyn wna'th fraich yn gref...

Alas, I cannot go to both this session and the one on singlewomen, alas! But this one has a Welsh-related paper (that better not be cancelled!). Session 494: Gendering Representation “Every Trace of a Woman’s Gentleness Removed from Her Face”: Captive Abuse, Gender, and Representation in the Case of the Empress Matilda and the Battle of Lincoln, 1141 (Colleen Slater, Cornell Univ.) Discussion...

Can someone give me a quick translation of the Welsh sentence "Digwydd /h/ yn dafodiaith ond nodwedd brosodig i nodi pwyslais ydyw nid ffonem." into English? I'm writing a paper on the absence/presence of /h/ in a group of dialects in Welsh, and one of my sources have quoted another article and I have no idea what the quote is.

...black night- a whisper of mist or a splash of rain will stir the memory and a face will flicker, laughing and playing in the waves lifetimes ago. And for a minute, the sea will recall the beloved child. (Meandering a bit off of my usual subject matter of Greek gods and myth into Welsh myth, this one was inspired by the death of Dylan Ail Don, speared accidentally by his uncle, Govannon.)

... gardening, camping, cars, television shows, 101/1001 list, tattoos, university stuff, gaming, roleplaying, computer games and much more I'm looking for an LJ in the Japanese/German/Romanian/Welsh languages. Anything else? I love having LJ friends, I comment on your posts and I absolutly LOVE it when people comment on mine. I post stories and LOTS of icons. Oh, and I'm a really nice person...