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The Lost Town of Tegid Foel.2
My very quickly done entry for the July 2020 Map Challenge, Map a Fairy Tale. I chose one from my Father's Homeland of North Wales, the Lost Town of Tegid Foel. All words but the title are in the Modern North Welsh language. Tomen y Bala - A burial mound that's in the centre of the modern town of Bala, but in the early days after Rome's retreat from Briton, it would have been on the northern edge. Bala - Shown here as a small village, it's said to have been either started or increased by the survivors of Tegid Foel, it's a modern day town in the RealyReal World. Llyn Tegid - Lake Bala - In Welsh Llyn is Lake, though Tegid doesn't translate directly to Bala (which is an older Brythonic word than Tegid), Teg in Welsh means beautiful, so maybe Tegid Foel was a pretty man, though he was cruel as a ruler. Afon Dyfrdwy - The River Dee - It has an interesting feature in which hydrologist (supposedly) can tell the difference in the water of the lake, and the area in which the river flows through the lake to it's exit. Yr Wyddfa - the Mountain of Snowdon - The highest peak in Wales, the word Snowdon actually comes from the Saxon words for snow and hill (anything to make us sound less impressive!). In Welsh tradition, it's said to be the burial place of one the race of giants that Bran the Blessed came from. This was rended in Inkarnate, with some custom colours/textures designed by myself.
