The section below is the start of a section about the land that I am very proud to call home, the City that I will never leave, and the area that I have spent the last 35 years living in.

Some history of the land I live in.

My parents came here to live in 1949 when I was just under a year old, and as they say the rest is history. But it is not is it? The real history of this incredible land began thousands of years ago. I am indebted to Britannia for most of the information. So if you are interested in history, why read about a land that has been invaded by the Viking's, the Roman's, bullied by the English, but has one of the oldest spoken tongues in the world, still used by one person in five as a first language. It is a land of contrasts. Green and hilly, in the industrial South where I live, English is mainly the first language, and this continues right into the west. Then in the West and North of Wales many people use Welsh as there first tongue. To start the huge history of Wales,

The way we talk is hugely different as well. I speak "Cardiffian" a flattened out version of the musical tongue of Wales. Even I will be the first to agree that it is not the most pleasant to listen to. However move just 20 miles away to the valleys, and there the people speak in the lilting musical way that the Welsh are renowned for. Then move over to the West, and the speech becomes much more of the Welsh tone. Up to North Wales, and people like me from the South, have a job understanding them. And that is in less than 200 miles! So why not have a look at the history of this lovely land from the Roman invaders to the modern Wales that I live in today.

This is a fairly big section, but if you are interested in the history of this lovely small green land, then why not dip in and out of the 12 pages.

And the city that I live in.

I have lived in Cardiff for most of my life. It is on the whole a great place to live. In this page I have put together some of the history of the city, and links to places you might like to see. Just click on the link above to get through. Cardiff City.

And finally the area that I live in

Llanedeyrn has a history going back over 1500 years, so I decided to do a bit of research. All of it was in the local library and put together by a local historian named Malcolm Ransom. I have just taken the time to make a brief web page up using his excellent notes. For the link please navigate to the page on Llanedeyrn by clicking on the next link, Llanedeyrn History or go to Other Pages and find it from there.