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Encyclopedia > Landsker Line

The Landsker Line traditionally divides the Welsh speaking part of the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire – essentially the north – from the part annexed by the Normans and settled by Flemings known as Little England beyond Wales. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the south-west of Wales in the United Kingdom. ... The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ... Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... Little England beyond Wales is southern Pembrokeshire in Wales. ...


Landsker is derived from the Norse word for 'divide'. A North Germanic language is any of several Germanic languages spoken in Scandinavia, parts of Finland and on the islands west of Scandinavia. ...


During the 11th and 12th centuires both invaders and defenders built more than fifty castles to consolidate the line. The southernmost was Laugharne; others included Wiston, Camrose, Pembroke and Haverfordwest. The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Part of Pembroke Castle. ...


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To describe the town as the terminus of British Rail's line from Shrewsbury and the sea-end of the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol railway, as train buffs tend to do, is to ignore its many charms.
Aberystwyth is a university town, a commercial centre, a popular holiday resort and a handy base from which to explore the haunting hinterland of sheep walks and lonely lakes.
The Landsker line, as it is known, protected the Norman south from the war-like Celts in the north.
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