I feel really stupid

[gwynhefar]

How did I not know the Tudors were originally Welsh?

I'm tracing back the Tudor line on my dad's side and I start getting all these Welsh names and Tudor begins to be spelled Tewdwr. Well, duh! So now I've got my biological father's line going back to (mythologically speaking) Odin, and my dad's line going back to Beli and Dôn. I've promised my mother I'll give her a call as soon as I find a royal and/or divine ancestor in her tree *g*

I am realising, as I go through all this stuff, just how very lacking my knowledge of British history is, however. I blame a strong American bias in my secondary history education, but I suppose I have no excuse for not learning more on my own. Must start doing that.

Comments

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

I've actually considered it. Ireland and Wales are the two Celtic lands I feel the strongest pull toward, and while my last name is Irish, my first name is Welsh :) I'd be happy for any resources you could provide.

[straif.livejournal.com]

The single best place to start is http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/ There are a number of great resources on the site, I particularly recommend the Catchphrase series.

The annual course is http://www.madog.org -- I've done this for three years now. It is incredible.

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

Thanks!