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However, before we visited Caerphilly, we went to Cardiff.
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| The motte and bailey inside Cardiff Castle. (132kb)
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Another shot of the motte and bailey. (109kb) | Debbie, on top of a tower along the outer wall. (260kb) |
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| Another shot of Debbie (259kb) | Looking off the tower, along the outer walls. (227kb) | Peter and Debbie at the entrance to the
bailey keep. (175kb)
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| Some stone carvings from Cardiff castle. (93kb) | 13th century sculptured head of a king from
Degannwy Castle, Clwyd
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Info on the stone head. (19kb) |
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| A decorative ring. (70kb) | A closeup of the ring.
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Scissors from Criccieth Castle and shears
from Dyserth Castle and Caldicot Castle. (129kb)
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| Info on the scissors and shears. (25kb)
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After visiting Cardiff, we went to the Coronation in Caerphilly Castle.
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| Elffin and Signy in court. (218kb) | Another shot as court starts (188kb) | Rhianwen and Umberto are called into court. (185kb)
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| Elffin and Signy thank them for all their hard work. (180kb) | Signy speaks to Elffin about their reign together. (163kb) | Prince Gerhardt, heir to the throne, is
called into court. (213kb)
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| Gerhardt is joined by Princess Aurelia as they listen to the crown. (225kb) | Gerhardt makes his oath to the kingdom
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Aurelia makes her oath to the kingdom. (192kb) |
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| Elffin and Signy accept the oaths and say a few words. (181kb) | Elffin crowns Gerhardt as King. (222kb)
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Signy crowns Aurelia as Queen. (233kb) |
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| The new King and Queen. (175kb) | Duke Elffin accepts the sword of state from King Gerhardt. (216kb) | Mistress Oriane peforms a wonderful oratory
of the lineage of the kingdom. (117kb)
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| Master Duncan, Master Otto, and Mistress Caitlin play music. (103kb) | A lively discussion in the musician's corner. (159kb) | Peregrine and Maximilian wait for the
tourney to begin. (138kb)
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| Dubheasa walking around Caerphilly. (116kb) | Terafan on the grounds of Caerphilly.
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Another shot of Terafan. (150kb) |
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| Terafan scowls about something. (205kb) | ... and then goes back to smiling.
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Dubheasa at a nice spot in Caerphilly. (218kb) |
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| Another shot of Dubheasa. (183kb)
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Aethstan asking the crown if there is anyone else to fight. (190kb) | Dubheasa sitting in a castle window. (203kb) |
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| Another shot of Dubheasa in the window. (240kb) | Dubheasa standing on the bridge over the
castle moat.
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Another shot. (227kb) |
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| Gerhardt addresses the populace during court. (230kb) | Aurelia and Gerhardt during court. (170kb) | |