The Legend King John of England made a gift to Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd, of a magnificent hound. The Prince was a great hunter and this hound, named Gelert, soon became his favorite. One day as he set out to the hunt, the great Gelert failed to come to the houndsmans summons. He could not be found, and finally the Prince reluctantly set out without him. After a poor day’s hunting, the Prince returned. Gelert greeted him at the gate, covered in blood and gore. ... http://www.squidoo.com/beddgelert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:20:33 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:37:57 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/beddgelert The Legend King John of England made a gift to Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd, of a magnificent hound. The Prince was a great hunter and this hound, named Gelert, soon became his favorite. One day as he set out to the hunt, the great Gelert failed to come to the houndsmans summons. He could not be found, and finally the Prince reluctantly set out without him. After a poor day’s hunting, the Prince returned. Gelert greeted him at the gate, covered in blood and gore. Following the trail of blood to the cradle where his infant son should rest, the Prince discovered an empty cradle and blood and bed clothes tossed all around. In a rage, believing Gelert had killed and eaten the child, he turned on the hound and ran him through with his sword. The hounds dying cry brought an answering cry from the disarrayed bedclothing. A frantic search revealed the heir, the infant in perfect health, beside the body of a wolf, rent to death by the fangs of Gelert. The faithful hound had killed the wolf to protect his master’s infant son. The Prince was striken with terrible remorse and buried Gelert with great honor. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:37:57 -0600