and very expressive of such
a scene. It was fought near Porth Aethwy. The steeds of the main is a
poetical expression for ships.

{31a} Alun, the name of a river in Flintshire, where there was a battle
fought by Llewelyn against the English.

{31b} Caeawg Cynnorawg is the name of a hero celebrated by Aneurin
Gwawdrydd in the Gododin.

{31c} Deudraeth Dryfan is the name of some place near the sea. There
are many places in Wales called Deudraeth; but where this in particular
is situated I cannot guess.

{31d} Ogrfan Gawr, an ancient British prince, cotemporary with king
Aurthur.

{32a} Camlan, the name of a place somewhere in Cornwall, where the
decisive battle between king Arthur, and his treacherous nephew Medrod
happened, who had usurped the sovereignty while he was absent on a
foreign expedition. King Arthur, according to our ancient historians,
slew Medrod with his own hand; but received his death-wound himself, and
retired to Ynys Afallon or Glastenbury, where he soon afterwards died.
His death was politically concealed, lest it should dispirit the Britons.
Hence arose so many fabulous stories about it.

{32b} Cadwallon, the son of Cadfan, is that victorious king of Britain,
who was a terrible scourge to the Saxons. Beda, in his ecclesiastical
history, calls him tyrannum saevientem, an outrageous tyrant.

{32c} Caer Lleon, Chester, so called, as our historians relate, from
Lleon Gawr, or king Lleon, and not from Castra legionum, as modern
writers will have it. Cawr anciently signified a king, as Benlli Gawr,
is called by Nennius, cap. 30, Rex Benlli; but now it signifies a giant,
or a man of an extraordinary strength and stature. It is not improbable
but that the Ancient Britons chose such for their kings.

{33a} Gwyddgrug, Mold, in Flintshire, so called from Gwydd, high, and
Crug, a hill. Mold is a corruption of Mons altus.

{33b} Elsmere, the name of a town in Shropshire.

{33c} Mochnant is a part of Powys.

{33d} Argoedwys, the men of Powys, from Ar, above, Coed, wood. The
Powysians are called by Llywarch Hen, gwyr Argoed. As, "Gwyr Argoed
erioed a'm porthant," i.e. I was ever maintained by the men of Argoed.

{33e} The princes of Powys adhered to the kings of England, and the
lords Marchers, against their natural Prince, to whom they were to pay
homage and obedience, according to the division made by Rhodri Mawr, as
appears from the Welsh History.

{34a} Coed Aneu, the name