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title: Gelert's Grave
author: Peta Chow
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10626/gelerts-grave/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2024-08-22
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# Gelert's Grave
_Authored by Peta Chow_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10626.jpg)
## Image Caption
The 13th-century story of a faithful dog, The Legend of Gelert became so popular that, in the 18th century, a hotel owner in Wales claimed to have found Gelert's [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) and charged tourists to see it. Gelert's supposed grave remains a tourist attraction in the village of Beddgelert in the present day with memorial plaques in Welsh and English relating the story.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Chow, P. (2019, May 14). Gelert's Grave. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Chow, Peta. "Gelert's Grave." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 14, 2019. .
### MLA
Chow, Peta. "Gelert's Grave." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 May 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/petachow/35724458030/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/petachow/35724458030/) by [**Peta Chow**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/petachow/35724458030/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 14 May 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.