Carmen Koov Wales Overview Capital of Wales is Cardiff Saint patron is St. David National flag-The Red Dragon National emblemes are leek and daffodil. Castles Wales had over 400 castles, of which 100 are still standing. Caerphilly castle Chepstow castle Lakes There are 398 natural lakes in Wales. Bala lake is a large lake in Gwynedd. Pistyll Rhaeadr is 80 high waterfall in Wales. Food & drink Welsh food includes seafood, also lamb is associated with Welsh cooking. Leek is often used in cuisine, because it's national vegetable. Sports Most popular sports in Wales are rugby and football. Cnapan is traditional Welsh sport, Celtic form of medieval football. Thank you for listening! Klõpsake juhtslaidi teksti laadide redigeerimiseks Teine tase Kolmas tase
Might the Welsh language face a bright future? Welsh belongs to a branch of Celtic, an Indo-European language. The language is being used about half a million people in Wales and possibly another few hundred thousand people within England and even Australia and United States of America. The normal language of every day life is still English but in some regions such as Gwynedd and Dyfed, the use of Welsh is very wide and well spread. The tendency nowadays is towards the development and introduction of Welsh. This could not have been said at the first part of the 20th century. Welsh have been under the reign or a part of Great Britain for a long time. During the 16 th century, particularly at the time of Henry the VIII, they tried to force the Welsh language out by an Act which declared that the language to be used in courts and administrative
George I sai troonile 1714. Hannoveride kaksikvõim. George I (1660-1727) viibis suurema aja Hannoveris. Tekib kaksikmonarhia. Victoria (1819-1901) – loobus Hannoveri troonist ja andis selle valitseda oma onule. Walesi allutamine Inglismaale: Situatsioon 13. saj alguseks. Sattus esimesena Londoni võim alla (13.sajandil). Püsivat võimu kehtestamist 13.sajandil aga ei olnud. Wales oli jagatud pisikesteks riigikesteks, vürstkondadeks (Powys, Gwynedd, Deheubarth), mis ka omavahel sõdisid. Llywelyn Suur (1200-1240).Gwyneddi valitseja. Tema ajal toimus Walesi alade koondumine Gwyneddi alla. Llywelyn Viimane (1246-1282). 2/3 Walesi oli allutatud Gwyneddile. 1267. a Montgomery leping. Tunnustati Inglismaa kuninga poolt Llywelyn Viimast Walesi printsina, aga vastutasuks pidi ta andma vasallivande Inglismaa kuningale. See tekitas Walesis arusaamatuse, kelle sõna siis loeb? Segaduse lahendas Edward I (1272-1307) - (sihikindlaim,
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