It so happened that one day the Prince of Powys whose name was Brochwel Yscythrog was out hunting nearby to her hermitage and his dogs roused a hare and chased it forcing it to take refuge in a thicket. The prince thought his dogs had the hare at their mercy so when he caught up with them he had a surprise. Read more
Saint Melangell was a Welsh saint of Irish descent who came to Wales to escape from forced marriage arranged by her father who was an Irish King. Unhappy at the prospect of an arranged marriage to a man she did not love she left Ireland to become a hermitess in the wilds of Powys, Wales.Saint Melangell and the HareSaint Melangell is the patron saint of hares and there is a remarkable legend that tells how this association was created. According to the legend to escape marriage, she took a vow of celibacy and travelled across the Irish Sea to take refuge in a remote spot in Powys, Wales. There she lived in isolation without seeing the face of any man for fifteen years.
It so happened that one day the Prince of Powys whose name was Brochwel Yscythrog was out hunting nearby to her hermitage and his dogs roused a hare and chased it forcing it to take refuge in a thicket. The prince thought his dogs had the hare at their mercy so when he caught up with them he had a surprise. Read more
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