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It means "hero" or "brave man," and as far back as the ninth century, the word is found in the Book of Saint Chad. The monks, who derived nearly every name from the Latin, insisted the word meant Great Faith. HE MEANS HERO OR BRAVE MAN IN AS FAR BACK AS THE NINTH CENTURY THE WORD IS FOUND IN THE BOOK OF SAINT JAD THE MONKS WHO DERIVED NEARLY EVERY NAME FROM THE LATIN INSISTED THAT THE WORD MEANT GREAT FAITH
mpleted. Yours brought to him the peace of the dead. Mine made the river floods rush in. Now, waters lap to and fro among the reeds and rushes that grow in the banqueting hall, which is now sunk deep below the earth. With the clash of our spells, no charm can redress our fate. "Come then and take me as thy bride, for oath and spell have both decreed it as thy reward. As Benlli's promise to you is fulfilled, for the waters flow in the palace vaults, the pike and the dare (fish) feed there." So, caught in his own dark, sordid plot, the monk, who played conjurer, had become the victim of his own craft. They say that Wyland's Cross still recalls the monk, while fishermen on the Welsh border, can, on nights with smooth water, see towers and chimneys far below, sunk deep beneath the waves. XI THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES The Gruffyds were one of the largest of the Welsh tribes. To-day, it is said that in Britain one man in every forty has this, as either his first, middle, or last name.  CHAPTER ELEVEN OF WELSH FAIRY TALES THIS IS LIBEROX ACCORDING ALL LIBERVOX ACCORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBERVOX DART ORG WELSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER ELEVEN THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES THE GRIFFITHS ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE WELSH TRIBES TO DAY IT IS SAID THAT IN BRITAIN ONE MAN IN EVERY FORTY HAS THIS EITHER AS HIS FIRST MIDDLE OR LAST NAME
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