Cantref Gwaelod
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Cantref Gwaelod is a legendary sunken kingdom said to lie beneath Cardigan Bay off the coast of Wales, prominent in Welsh folklore and myth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cantref y Gwaelod | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh legend
ⓘ
legendary sunken kingdom ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Gwyddno Garanhir
NERFINISHED
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Seithennin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithModernLocation |
Borth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardigan Bay coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarn Badrig NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarn Gynfelyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithNaturalFeature | submerged forest at Borth ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Atlantis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyonesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Ys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important motif in Welsh identity
ⓘ
symbol of environmental catastrophe ⓘ symbol of lost land ⓘ |
| guardedBy | sea walls ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cantref y Gwaelod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maes Gwyddno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDestruction |
flood
ⓘ
human negligence ⓘ rising sea levels ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMotive |
warning against drunkenness
ⓘ
warning against irresponsibility ⓘ |
| hasStatus | mythical, not historically verified ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine punishment
ⓘ
flood myth ⓘ moral warning ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Welsh poems
ⓘ
Welsh songs ⓘ modern novels ⓘ radio dramas ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| languageOfLegend | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cardigan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Ceredigion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
19th-century antiquarian literature
ⓘ
later Welsh poetry ⓘ medieval Welsh tradition ⓘ |
| mythType | sunken city legend ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Celtic mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh folklore ⓘ |
| protectedBy | sluice gates ⓘ |
| region | west Wales ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | early medieval period (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cantre'r Gwaelod
subject surface form:
Cantre'r Gwaelod
this entity surface form:
Cantref y Gwaelod