{32a} Camlan, the name of a place somewhere in Cornwall, where the decisive battle between king Arthur, and his treacherous nephew Medrod happened, who had usurped the sovereignty while he was absent on a foreign expedition. King Arthur, according to our ancient historians, slew Medrod with his own hand; but received his death-wound himself, and retired to Ynys Afallon or Glastenbury, where he soon afterwards died. His death was politically concealed, lest it should dispirit the Britons. Hence arose so many fabulous stories about it. {32b} Cadwallon, the son of Cadfan, is that victorious king of Britain, who was a terrible scourge to the Saxons. Beda, in his ecclesiastical history, calls him tyrannum sævientem, an outrageous tyrant. {32c} Caer Lleon, Chester, so called, as our historians relate, from Lleon Gawr, or king Lleon, and not from Castra legionum, as modern writers will have it. Cawr anciently signified a king, as Benlli Gawr, is called by Nennius, cap. 30, Rex Benlli; but now it signifies a giant, or a man of an extraordinary strength and stature. It is not improbable but that the Ancient Britons chose such for their kings. {33a} Gwyddgrug, Mold, in Flintshire, so called from Gwydd, high, and Crug, a hill. Mold is a corruption of Mons altus. {33b} Elsmere, the name of a town in Shropshire. {33c} Mochnant is a part of Powys. {33d} Argoedwys, the men of Powys, from Ar, above, Coed, wood. The Powysians are called by Llywarch Hen, gwyr Argoed. As, “Gwyr Argoed erioed a’m porthant,” i.e. I was ever maintained by the men of Argoed. {33e} The princes of Powys adhered to the kings of England, and the lords Marchers, against their natural Prince, to whom they were to pay homage and obedience, according to the division made by Rhodri Mawr, as appears from the Welsh History. {34a} Coed Aneu, the name of a place near Llanerchymedd, in Anglesea. {34b} Dygen Ddyfnant, another place whose situation I am ignorant of, where another battle was fought. {34c} Bryn yr Erw, another place unknown. {34d} Celyddon, the British name of that part of North Britain, called Caledonia by the Romans. {34e} Dinbych, Denbigh. {34f} Foelas, or Y Foel las, i.e. the green summit, which is the name of a place in Denbighshire, where there is an old fort, now in the possession of Watkyn Wynn, Esq., colonel of the Denbighshire militia, whose seat is near it. {34g} Gronant, the name of a fort or castle in Flintshire. {34h} Dinas Emreis or Emrys, the name of a place in Snowdon, near Bedd Gelert, where Gwrtheyrn, or Vortigern, attempted to build a castle. {34i} Morgant, the name of one of Llewelyn’s generals. {35a} Mechain, a part of Powys. {35b} Caer Liwelydd, Carlisle. {36a} Arllechwedd, a part of Carnarvonshire. {36b} Cemmaes, the name of several places is Wales. The Bard means here a cantred of that name in Anglesea.