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Llanafan Fawr

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Llanafan Fawr is a civil community and ecclesiastical parish in the former cantref of Buellt (Builth) and historic county of Brecknockshire in Wales. [1]

43 relations: Anglo-Normans, Baptismal font, Book of Revelation, Brecknockshire, Brycheiniog, Buellt, Builth Wells, Cantref, Castellan, Christian martyrs, Consonant mutation, Crusades, Cunedda, Danes, Dictionary of National Biography, Gerald of Wales, Grammar school, Grenade, Holy Land, Home Guard (United Kingdom), Hunting dog, Invasions of the British Isles, Kingdom of Gwynedd, List of Welsh saints, Llan (placename), Llandrindod Wells, Llanfechan, Oxford University Press, Patron saint, Philip de Braose, Powys, Radnorshire, Relic, Saint Afan, T. Harri Jones, Thomas Huet, Tippit, Visual impairment, Wales, Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, Welsh language, Welsh toponymy, World War II.

Anglo-Normans

The Anglo-Normans were the medieval ruling class in England, composed mainly of a combination of ethnic Anglo-Saxons, Normans and French, following the Norman conquest.

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Baptismal font

A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.

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Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation, often called the Revelation to John, the Apocalypse of John, The Revelation, or simply Revelation or Apocalypse (and often misquoted as Revelations), is a book of the New Testament that occupies a central place in Christian eschatology.

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Brecknockshire

Brecknockshire (Sir Frycheiniog), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.

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Brycheiniog

Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages.

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Buellt

Buellt or Builth was a cantref in medieval Wales, located west of the River Wye.

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Builth Wells

Builth Wells (Llanfair ym Muallt) is a town and electoral ward in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh (or Upper) section of the Wye Valley.

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Cantref

A cantref (plural cantrefi) was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law.

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Castellan

A castellan was the governor or captain of a castellany and its castle.

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Christian martyrs

A Christian martyr is a person who is killed because of their testimony for Jesus.

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Consonant mutation

Consonant mutation is change in a consonant in a word according to its morphological or syntactic environment.

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Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period.

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Cunedda

Cunedda ap Edern or Cunedda Wledig (5th century) was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd.

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Danes

Danes (danskere) are a nation and a Germanic ethnic group native to Denmark, who speak Danish and share the common Danish culture.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885.

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Gerald of Wales

Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis; Gerallt Gymro; Gerald de Barri) was a Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian.

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Grammar school

A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school, differentiated in recent years from less academic Secondary Modern Schools.

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Grenade

A grenade is a small weapon typically thrown by hand.

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Holy Land

The Holy Land (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ הַקּוֹדֶשׁ, Terra Sancta; Arabic: الأرض المقدسة) is an area roughly located between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea that also includes the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River.

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Home Guard (United Kingdom)

The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Hunting dog

A hunting dog refers to a canine that hunts with or for humans.

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Invasions of the British Isles

Invasions of the British Isles have occurred throughout history.

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Kingdom of Gwynedd

The Principality or Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: Venedotia or Norwallia; Middle Welsh: Guynet) was one of several successor states to the Roman Empire that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain.

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List of Welsh saints

This list of Welsh saints includes Christian saints with Welsh connections, either because they were of Welsh origin and ethnicity or because they travelled to Wales from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work there.

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Llan (placename)

Llan and its variants (lan; lann; lhan) are a common placename element in Brythonic languages.

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Llandrindod Wells

Llandrindod Wells (Llandrindod, "Trinity Parish") is a town and community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales.

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Llanfechan

Llanfechan is a small church settlement consisting of a church and a farm, and the surrounding area, it is beside the A483 on the north side of the Irfon Valley near Cilmery, about west of Builth Wells, Powys, Wales.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Patron saint

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.

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Philip de Braose

Philip de Braose, 2nd Lord of Bramber (1070 – c. 1134) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and Marcher Lord.

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Powys

Powys is a principal area, a county and one of the preserved counties of Wales.

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Radnorshire

Radnor or Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed) is a sparsely populated area, one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales.

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Relic

In religion, a relic usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial.

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Saint Afan

Saint Afan of Builth (Sant Afan Buellt; Avanus) was an early 6th-century Welsh bishop, martyr, and saint.

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T. Harri Jones

Thomas Henry "Harri" Jones (1921 – 29 January 1965) was a Welsh poet and university lecturer in Britain and Australia.

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Thomas Huet

Rev. Thomas Huet (died 19 August 1591) was a Welsh clergyman and translator of the Bible.

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Tippit

Tippit is a Welsh game that dates back hundreds of years and similar games - including Up Jenkins - are played in parts of France, Iraq, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and the USA.

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Visual impairment

Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Welsh toponymy

The placenames of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanafan_Fawr

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