Stori Derfel Gadarn
From the collection of
Lighting Up the Past
- Rhyl
- 2003
Stori Derfel Gadarn
Derfel was said to be one of King Arthur's knights and bishop of Bardsey, and able to enter Hell to retrieve the lost souls...
Pupils of Ysgol Ffridd y Llyn, Cefnddwysarn animate the story of Derfel Gadarn, or Derfel Sant (Saint Derfel), a 6th-century Celtic Christian monk who was held to be a saint. There is a shrine to him at Llandderfel church in Meirionethshire where, legend has it, people used to flock to see they eyes of his wooden statue, which allegedly moved like real eyes. This animation was made for the National Museum Wales exhibition 'Pwy Ydym Ni/What Makes Wales' in 2000-2001.
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Our North Wales
North Wales is undeniably stunning, but it's worth looking behind the castles, crags and beautiful coastline to uncover some of its unique voices and stories…
North Wales is renowned for its landscape - its mountains, seascapes, rivers and waterfalls have been the backdrop for enough turbulent history to fill whole libraries.
Historic and legendary figures abound, but the region has also produced heroes of film, TV and broadcasting, such as the Rhyl-based early film pioneer Arthur Cheetham, Academy Award-winning actor Hugh Griffith, director and actor Emlyn Williams and latterly director Sara Sugarman and actor Rhys Ifans - all good 'gogs', as people from 'gogledd Cymru' are known.
In this collection you'll find films ranging from celebration of the region's myths and legends, to revelations of what it was really like to work in one of the area's major industries, and introductions to some burning local issues.
9 videos in this collection
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Lighting Up the Past
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Gwrachod Llanddona
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A Miner's Story
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Stori Derfel Gadarn
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Kyffin Williams talks to David Parry-Jones
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Lwmp o Jaman!
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Coch Bach y Bala
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