Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)
Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)

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A life-size dog standing inside a derelict building looking towards the doorway. The sculpture is linked by a path to the nearby 'grave' of Gelert. The town's name, Beddgelert, translates in fact as 'Gelert's grave'. The legendary dog was supposedly owned by Llywelyn the Great and, after mistakenly assuming that the dog had killed his child, Llewelyn kills the dog. He subsequently discovers that Gelert had actually killed a wolf that was attempting to attack the child, and that the child was safe and unharmed under the crib. Feeling enormous remorse, Llewelyn buries the dog with great ceremony but the legend says Llewelyn never smiles again as he lives with the sound of Gelert's dying yelp forever afterwards.
Title

Gelert (and Gelert's Grave)

Date

2002

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 100 x W 150 x D 40 cm (E)

Accession number

LL55_DO_S125

Work type

Sculpture

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

2002

Access

at all times

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Located at

Bryn y Bedd, Beddgelert

LL55 4YA

Located in parkland on the west bank of River Glaslyn, approximately 300 yards (274 m) south of the village centre.