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Character List & Other Notes

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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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