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Make: CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD.
Model: EX-Z120
Shutter Speed: 1/160 second
F Number: F/8.0
Focal Length: 8 mm
Date Picture Taken: Apr 2, 2006, 7:56:40 PM
Artist's Comments
Comming after the grandeur of Caernarfon, the castle at Dolbarden - or tower, as it evidently is rather less than a full castle - might seem like a step down in size and importance.
But most likely due to my contrary and somewhat perverse nature, I found myself enjoying it far more than its huge and stately neighbour.
Stuck atop a lonely hill above Llanberis, Dolbarden consists of a fairly intact main tower with an interior open to the elements, devoid of floors or roof and surrounded by the ruins of what must at one time have been a veritable gaggle of sheds and outhouses.
Unlike the other castles we had seen, this one was built of the native flint and the work of Llywelyn ap Iorweth, a 13th century Prince of Gwynedd to control passage on the important road in the valley below.
The stairs in the tower are cramped and hard going at times, but the view from the top is well worth the climb.
Dolbarden is a romantic place, what with the legacy of the Welsh lords fighting a bitter losing battle against the English king and his ring of mighty castles that closed them all in.
The place put me in mind of Katherine Kerr's Deverry novels, the isolated tower of a single Dun atop a lonely hill on the borders of the Westlands.
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The Deverry novels are very romantic in their style, and Kerr spends a lot of time exploring the inner workings of her character's motivations and minds. The setting is very different as she tried to speculate on the way Celtic society might have developed had the Roman's not conquered Gaul and the tribes that lived there. She's not one to focus on action and gripping adventure, but her characters are some of the best realised in modern fantasy.
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thats only 15 minutes away from where i live
i tend to go there alot for picnics
nice shot
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In the chill grey dawn of morning,
The grasses twist and bow
To a whisper born of nothing
That dreams of the endless now.
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The place put me in mind of Katherine Kerr's Deverry novels, the isolated tower of a single Dun atop a lonely hill on the borders of the Westlands.
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Visit Forge Valley today!
Grow the population: [link]
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In the chill grey dawn of morning,
The grasses twist and bow
To a whisper born of nothing
That dreams of the endless now.
[link]
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Visit Forge Valley today!
Grow the population: [link]
Grow the Industry: [link]
Improve the Transport Network: [link]
i tend to go there alot for picnics
nice shot
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Black Knight: Right, I'll do you for that!
King Arthur: You'll what?
Black Knight: Come here!
King Arthur: What are you gonna do, bleed on me?
Black Knight: I'm invincible!
King Arthur: ...You're a loony.
BTW: At times when we were slogging around all those castles, it did feel a little like the film you quote in your sig.
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a wild beast, that peers out during sleep.
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