Cornwall, Brittany, Wales and Illtyd the Warrior-King Arthur's Cousin
Release Date: 05/14/2008
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info_outlineSt Illtyd was a great warrior but one of the most intelligent men in Wales, able to recite the Gospels, His early life in Brittany, his marriage, encounter with King Arthur and Paulinus, conversion by Cadoc are told in a number of dramatic stories and the drama of his fight with evil King Meirchion.
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