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WELSH BLADES CHARACTERS
Lady Eluned - Lady of Darian, Gwenllian’s mother
Lord Robert (de Lascaux) - Lord of Darian
William (Will) - Lord of Ruardean, Eluned’s son
Robin Manton - son of Lord Robert’s best friend
Gwenllian - Lady of Morency
Ranulf - Lord of Morency
Sir Gerald - a knight of Morency
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Edward I, King of England
Llewellyn, last Prince of Wales
Dafydd, Llewellyn’s brother
FICTIONAL PLACES
Darian: Lord Robert’s lands in Wales
Dinwen: Eluned’s childhood home, now part of Darian
Morency: Ranulf’s lands in Suffolk
Ruardean: Will’s lands in the Welsh Marches
PRONUNCIATIONS (simplified)
Eluned: Ell-in-id
Gruffydd: Griffith
Gwenllian: Gwen-lee-an
Iorwerth: Yor-worth
Rhodri: Rod-ree
Rhys: Reese
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