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300 Britons vs 300 Spartans

Jacquelyn Greigand nothing but the Truth, Brilliant Fun!, Did You Know?, Murder Most Foul, Myth and Legend, Research, The Hidden History ProjectLeave a comment

This’ll confuse a few.

Y Gododdin

That famous Medieval Welsh poem talks about the last stand of 300 Britons at Catraeth.

Catraeth could be Catterick in North Yorkshire. A spit and a hop from Northumberland and Hadrian’s Wall.

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