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Dinas Mawddwy is the setting for the 1969 television adaptation of The Owl Service, the prize-winning novel by Alan Garner (b 1934). It interprets portions of the story of Math, son of Mathonwy from The Mabinogion. The adaptation is a charged tale of adolescent jealousy that broke new ground by pushing the boundaries of children's television. This was also the region of the Red Bandits of Mawddwy, a band of red-haired highwaymen in the 16th century who became infamous folk heroes. Follow the track and footpaths along Nant Maesglase just north-west of the village, off the A470, for a feel of the isolation Garner evoked, and views of ruggedly wild waterfalls. Angharad Price’s (b. 1972) prize winning Welsh-language novel, O! Tyn y Gorchudd! ('The Life of Rebecca Jones'), is set in this valley and presents a vivid portrait of early 20th century life here.
Dinas Mawddwy
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- Region : North West Wales
- Grid Ref : SH 83701 14955
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Dinas Mawddwy is the setting for the 1969 television adaptation of The Owl Service, the prize-winning novel by Alan Garner (b 1934). It interprets portions of the story of Math, son of Mathonwy from The Mabinogion. The adaptation is a charged tale of adolescent jealousy that broke new ground by pushing the boundaries of children's television. This was also the region of the Red Bandits of Mawddwy, a band of red-haired highwaymen in the 16th century who became infamous folk heroes. Follow the track and footpaths along Nant Maesglase just north-west of the village, off the A470, for a feel of the isolation Garner evoked, and views of ruggedly wild waterfalls. Angharad Price’s (b. 1972) prize winning Welsh-language novel, O! Tyn y Gorchudd! ('The Life of Rebecca Jones'), is set in this valley and presents a vivid portrait of early 20th century life here.
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