Iaith/Language – Lily Dewaruile

People, Places & … Things

Hanes/History Iaith/Language April 24, 2023 by Lily Dewaruile

What’s in a name? Throughout all of my novels, I have included a “Glossarry of Welsh Words” that includes one of the above items in the title – things. In this post, I will be starting at the beginning novel of my adventure in writing stories that take place in my second, and equally beloved, …

A Matter Most Historic

Henry V (1387-1422)— also known as Hotspur in Shakespeare’s history play Henry V — was opposed by the Welshman, Owain Glyndwr—known as “Glendower” in the Shakespearian play. This conflict has been celebrated in literature and art throughout the centuries, recognized for its significance and memorialized in Welsh culture on September 16th, the day on which, …

Worth, Book III of Pendyffryn: The Inheritors

Chapter Four:

“Always before she had seen him weakened, vulnerable, dependent on her ability to heal. She had never seen him like this—upright and vigorous. Always before he had been on his back, wounded, exhausted by battle and pain, barely able to raise a finger to defend himself from her ministrations. Here, on his feet, standing beside Christophe Maides, was a man larger than she had imagined, stronger and virile.”