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''O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau. (O may the old language endure.)''|'''The first verse and chorus of "Land of My Fathers", the Welsh National Anthem.'''}}
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In [[Ancient Rome|Roman times]], the parts of Great Britain now called England (the words "England" and "English" refer specifically to the Germanic invaders you're about to meet), Wales, and Southern Scotland were inhabited by a Celtic population. During the [[Dark Age Europe|Dark Ages]], the Germanic [[Anglo-Saxons]] invaded and pushed them into the little corner of the island we now call Wales. Wales was conquered by the English in The Middle Ages, and became legally a part of the Kingdom of England -- which is why there's no "Welsh Bit" of the Union Jack, which was formed from the flags of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and, later, Ireland. Being conquered and repressed has given Wales both a strong sense of identity and the mother of all chips on shoulders. [[Berserk Button|Do not call a Welshman English]]. It will cause immediate and lasting discomfort (The Scottish are often portrayed as having similar tendencies).
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=== There are a lot of famous Welsh people such as: ===
* [[Tom Jones]] - world famous singer, with a reputation for women throwing their knickers at him.
* [[Aimee Ann Duffy|Aimee Ann '''Duffy''']] - a UK famous singer, who hasn't had any pants or knickers thrown at her yet.
* [[Shirley Bassey|Dame Shirley Bassey]]!
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] - world famous actress. Oh, and singer (sort of) in ''[[Chicago (film)|Chicago]]''
* [[Katherine Jenkins]], who like Charlotte Church really
* [[Aled Jones]] -- another Welsh singer, most famous (as a boy) for his cover version of "Walking In The Air" from ''[[The Snowman]]''.
* [[Russell T. Davies]].
* [[Ray Milland]].
* [[Anthony Hopkins]]. You know, ''[[A Glass of Chianti]]''...
* [[John Rhys-Davies]].
* [[Richard Burton (actor)|Richard Burton]].
* [[Timothy Dalton]].
* [[Dylan Thomas]], poet, "[[Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night]]". See [[
* [[John Cale]], musician and former member of [[The Velvet Underground]].
* [[Milton Jones]], comic.
* [[Christian Bale]], born in Pembrokeshire but raised in Southern England from early childhood. (Incidentally, he voiced [[
* Author [[Jasper Fforde]] was not born in Wales, but lived there for a while, and "[[Balkanize Me|The Socialist Republic of Wales]]" features prominently in several ''[[Thursday Next]]'' books. Its background and [[Alternate History]] are [http://www.jasperfforde.com/sovietreppage2.html All Here] [[All There in the Manual|On The Internet]].
* [[Alastair Reynolds]].
* Comedians [[Rob Brydon]], [[Ruth Jones]] and [[Rhod Gilbert]].
* Wrestler [[Mason Ryan]], former Florida Heavyweight champion and now heel for [[The Nexus]] on WWE.
** TNA wrestling also has their own wrestling Welshman, [[Rob Terry]].
* Comedian [[Harry Secombe]], best known for ''[[The Goon Show]]''.
* Actor [[Michael Sheen]], from Newport and Port Talbot. Cinema's very own [[Tony Blair]].
* [[Rhys Ifans]], a first language Welsh-speaker and main example of a 'Gog' accent (from North Wales)
* ''Hornblower'' actor [[Ioan Gruffudd]], also Cymraeg - but Welsh-Speaker from South Wales (Glamorgan).
* [[Charlotte Church]], from Cardiff.
* [[Gavin Henson]], rugby player and noted sun-bed user, sometimes referred to as 'Tango Man' for this reason.
* [[Terry Jones]] of [[Monty Python]].
* [[Arthur Machen]], an author whose ''[[The Great God Pan]]'' and other stories were a major influence on [[H.P. Lovecraft]].
* [[Iwan Rheon]], singer and actor (Best known as Simon in [[Misfits]]), from Cardiff.
* [[Julia Gillard]], past Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Wales, except she was naturalised in Australia as a youngster - first-generation Australians are recognised by the law as Australians but some Australian citizens whose ancestry goes back further tend to disagree
* [[Bonnie Tyler]]
* [[King Arthur]]. If he was a real person, anyway.
** Debatable. While many of the earliest stories about Arthur and his knights are from Welsh sources, the man himself and those who followed him would almost certainly have been "Brythonic". And while Wales (along with Cornwall) is one of the last remaining regions rooted in Brythonic culture, that doesn't really make Arthur Welsh. It's more accurate to say that ''some'' of Arthur's people eventually ''became'' the Welsh.
* [[Merlin]]. As above.
** In fact most of the 'Knights of the Round Table', depending on where the inspiration for them came from.
* Singer-songwriter [[Marina Diamandis]] of [[Marina & the Diamonds]].
* [[Nicky Grist]], former co-driver best known for his stint with the late Scottish WRC legend Colin McRae.
=== Famous Welsh Bands: ===
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* It's implied and expanded upon in [[Fanon]] that Harry Potter's family are from Wales. Harry's parents hid there from Voldemort, and at least one of Harry's ancestors are buried in a local cemetery. In-universe, famous Wizard Godric Gryffindor was from a small village in Wales, which was later [[Please Select New City Name|renamed Godric's Hollow]] in his honour. Incidentally, this is the afore-mentioned Welsh village where Harry's family hid and were buried.
** But [[J. K. Rowling]] explicitly states in Deathly Hallows that Godric's Hollow is in the West Country, England, as was she.
=== Famous Fictional Welsh Places: ===
* The setting of the [[Chronicles of Prydain]] is based on Welsh mythology.
* The country of Llamedos on the [[Discworld]] is an extreme parody of Welsh stereotypes, best known as the original home of [[
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