We have compiled some of the popular memes from our Welsh Histories Facebook page that are entertaining enough but also significantly true. Here you go!
#1. Did you know that Wales is only a short distance across the Bering Strait to Russia? Well, Wales in Alaska is, anyway.
Wales (pictured) is a city in Alaska, with less than two-hundred residents, and was once synonymous, due to its close proximity to migration routes, with… whaling. It is also named after our own Cymru (Wales).
The indigenous, Iñupiaq name of the Alaskan Wales is Kiŋigin.
#2. This post is not to be taken seriously but… we do have a dragon. In a cool map contest, it is between Cymru and Bhutan only.
#3. I recently came across this series of maps on Twitter and had a good laugh, so don’t take them too seriously!
Here’s a series of simplified maps showcasing what other labels we can use for Cymru instead of “north” and “south”. Enjoy!
(Map Credits: Sam Llyn Waunadda)
#4. Cymru 🤝 Bhutan
#5. This came up on my feed for the first time in a year.
Two things:
- Why would you move to the countryside if you are so easily bored? Country living is for people who want the quiet life and it is great!
- The Daily Mail 🤢
#6. You know… this is a pretty good point.
Coffi ffrothi or ffrothi coffi?
#7. Well, this is not the kind of history I want to write about. Some Welsh sporting history was made last night… as our national rugby team suffered its biggest ever home-defeat in Caerdydd, losing 73-0 to South Africa.
This was, however, a very young Welsh side playing against the number one ranked team in the world, as well as current World Champions.
Rassie Erasmus, the Springboks’ head coach, did make a very good point following the game. He played in South Africa’s record 96-13 win against Wales in Pretoria all the way back in 1998 and then lost to Wales just 12 months later.
Things change fast. Here’s hoping they do again.
#8. I would like to wish our Celtic brethren in the north, Alba (Scotland), a happy St. Andrew’s Day/Latha Naomh Anndrais Sona Dhuibh!
Alba and Cymru are connected in many ways and perhaps the most obvious is through etymology. Much like in Cymru, where we have a wide range of towns beginning with Aber (Aberystwyth, Abergavenny, Abertawe etc), so does Alba.
Aberdeen, Aberdour and Aberfeldy are just three Scottish examples of this practice and this dates back to the ancient-to-early medieval era, when parts of it spoke the now extinct Pictish language. Pictish is thought to have been either a sister or ancestral language of present-day Cymraeg (Welsh) and, therefore, Aber (meaning “river mouth” or “estuary”) is common in both Scottish and Welsh town names.
Pretty cool, eh? Oh and I made the accompanying image because I couldn’t stop myself. Apologies.
#9. It took centuries of effort to defeat and fully subjugate the medieval Welsh. 👊
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