List of cultural icons of Wales
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The List of cultural icons of Wales is a list of links to known cultural icons of Wales.
Animals[edit]
Art[edit]
- Love spoon[3]
- National Museum Cardiff
- Welsh costume [4]
- Welsh hat
- Welsh dresser
Buildings and structures[edit]
- Aberconwy Abbey
- Bangor Cathedral, Basingwerk Abbey, Brecon Cathedral, Britannia Bridge
- Caernarfon Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Cardiff Cathedral, Cardiff City Hall, Castell Coch, Conwy Castle, Cymer Abbey, Cwmhir Abbey
- Ewenny Priory
- Harlech Castle
- Kidwelly Castle
- Llandaff Cathedral, Llanthony Priory
- Margam Abbey, Menai Suspension Bridge, Millennium Stadium
- Neath Abbey, Newport Cathedral
- Pembroke Castle, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
- St. David's Cathedral, St Dogmaels Abbey, St Fagans National History Museum, South Stack Lighthouse, Strata Florida Abbey
- Talley Abbey, Tintern Abbey
- Valle Crucis Abbey
- Wales Millennium Centre, Whitland Abbey
Education[edit]
Emblems[edit]
Festivals[edit]
Food and drink[edit]
- Bara brith,[13] Bara Claddu
- Caerphilly cheese, Cawl,[14] Crempog
- Glamorgan sausage
- Laver bread
- Welsh cakes, Welsh faggots, Welsh lamb, Welsh rarebit
Government[edit]
- MS, Assembly Measures, Senedd Acts
- Devolution, devolved government, Government of Wales Act 1998
- First Minister of Wales, Deputy First Minister of Wales, Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Wales
- Senedd, Welsh Parliament, Senedd Cymru[15] Welsh Government
History and legend[edit]
- Arthurian legend
- Cadwaladr, Caradoc
- Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
- Rhys ap Gruffydd
- Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Druid
- Henry Tudor (King Henry VII), Hywel Dda
- Llywelyn the Great, Llewelyn the Last
- Owain Glyndŵr[16]
- Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth
- Saint David
- Twm Sion Cati[17]
- Saunders Lewis
- Saint David
- Iolo Morganwg
Language[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Gwyn Thomas
- Adam of Usk
- Roald Dahl, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Andrew Davies, Idris Davies, Sir John Donne
- Ken Follett, Dick Francis
- Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales)
- Richard Llewellyn
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, Iolo Morganwg
- Terry Nation, National Library of Wales[18]
- John Cowper Powys
- Goronwy Rees, Rhygyfarch, Bertrand Russell
- Taliesin, Dylan Thomas[19] R. S. Thomas[20]
- Under Milk Wood[21]
- Huw Wheldon
- Mary Vaughan Jones
Music[edit]
- Shirley Bassey, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, The Blackout, Stuart Burrows
- Catatonia, Charlotte Church, Cwm Rhondda
- Funeral For A Friend
- Geraint Evans
- Alun Hoddinott, Mary Hopkin, Owain Arwel Hughes
- Karl Jenkins, Katherine Jenkins, Kids In Glass Houses
- Aled Jones, Tom Jones
- Male voice choir, Manic Street Preachers, Man (band)
- National Youth Orchestra of Wales
- National Eisteddfod
- Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals
- Robert Tear, Bryn Terfel, Bonnie Tyler
- Donna Lewis
- Duffy
- Welsh National Opera
People[edit]
- Leo Abse, Laura Ashley
- Jeff Banks, Shirley Bassey, Hywel Bennett, Aneurin Barnard, Aneurin Bevan, Rob Brydon, Richard Burton
- James Callaghan, Ann Clwyd, Tommy Cooper
- Timothy Dalton, Windsor Davies, St David, David Lloyd George
- Huw Edwards, Gwynfor Evans
- Ioan Gruffudd
- Michael Heseltine, Ian Hislop, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Howard, Geoffrey Howe, Nerys Hughes
- Roy Jenkins, Augustus John, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Griff Rhys Jones
- Glenys Kinnock, Neil Kinnock
- Martyn Lewis
- Ruth Madoc, Alun Michael, Rhodri Morgan, Johnny Morris
- Ivor Novello
- Robert Owen
- Siân Phillips, John Prescott, Jonathan Pryce
- Angharad Rees, Joan Ruddock, Matthew Rhys
- Harry Secombe, Victor Spinetti, Henry Morton Stanley
- George Thomas
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
- Dafydd Wigley, Rowan Williams
Places[edit]
- Brecon Beacons
- Cambrian Mountains, Cardigan Bay, Clwydian Range
- Gower Peninsula
- Pembrokeshire Coast
- Snowdonia
- Wye Valley
Placenames[edit]
- Llanfairpwyllgwyngogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, also known as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair P.G.
Sport[edit]
- Bridgend Blue Bulls
- Gareth Bale
- Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff Demons, Cardiff Devils, Cardiff International Swimming Pool, Cardiff City Stadium
- England and Wales Cricket Board
- Gerald Davies, Lynn Davies, Ryan Day, Jim Driscoll
- Gareth Edwards
- Football Association of Wales
- Ryan Giggs, Glamorgan County Cricket Board, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Terry Griffiths
- Gavin Henson
- Colin Jackson
- Llanelli Rugby Club, London Welsh RFC
- Cliff Morgan, Doug Mountjoy
- Dragons
- Ospreys
- Aaron Ramsey, Ray Reardon, Ian Rush
- Scarlets, Gary Speed, Matthew Stevens
- John Toshack
- Wales National Pool, Wales national rugby league team, Sport Wales National Centre, Welsh national rugby union team, Welsh Rugby Union, JPR Williams, Mark Williams, Ian Woosnam
- Wrexham FC
Television, Radio, Film, Theatre[edit]
- BBC Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales
- S4C, Sianel Pedwar Cymru
- The Corn Is Green
- Fireman Sam
- Gavin & Stacey
- How Green Was My Valley
- Human Traffic
- Solomon & Gaenor
- Submarine
- Torchwood
- Twin Town
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Welsh Corgi Club". 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ John Weston. "Welsh Lamb. Farming tradition in Wales". Data Wales. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Lovespoon | National Museum Wales". Museumwales.ac.uk. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.llgc.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "BBC Wales - History - Themes - WWll : Evacuation to Wales". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ Patrick Wintour. "Minister proposes a redesign for the union flag | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Episode 5. Mungo and Merlin" (in Cymraeg). BBC. 5 February 2007.
- ↑ "Cymru - Hafan". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "University of Wales Press". www.uwp.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20081123231140/http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=3&newsID=59[bare URL]
- ↑ "Gorsedd of Bards | About | the National Eisteddfod of Wales". www.eisteddfod.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Religions - Christianity: Saint David". BBC. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC - Food - Recipes - Caerphilly on bara brith with yoghurt and almonds". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "BBC - North East Wales Food - Cawl Cymreig". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Paul Owen. "What powers does the Welsh assembly have? | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "BBC - North East Wales - Hall of Fame". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Legacies - Myths and Legends - Wales - South West Wales - Twm Sion Cati – The Welsh Robin Hood". BBC. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - National Library of Wales: Croeso - Welcome". Llgc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ Maev Kennedy. "Childhood home of Dylan Thomas opens doors to guests | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Living with R.S. Thomas". Poetry Magazines. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Under Milk Wood film review - Radio Times". Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-09-27. Unknown parameter
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