"Das Angeln-Eiland in Nord-Wales"

Name of traveller

Karl Blind (1826-1907)

Reason for travel

• holidaying; leisurely travel while living in exile in London

Date of travel

September 1897

Ein Volk läßt sich jedoch die Muttersprache nicht so leicht nehmen. (Blind 2)

Content

• architecture:
  • visit of Caernarfon Castle under the guidance of the chatelain
  • visit of the cromlech on the Plas Newydd estate on Anglesey
• language:
  • the majority of the population speaks Welsh, but not exclusively
  • teaching in schools is exclusively undertaken in English
  • explains the etymology of Llanfair P.G.
  • compares Welsh compounding to German word formation and includes notes on pronunciation
  • discusses language politics regarding the continued use of the Welsh language
• people: identifies distinct physiognomy of the Welsh population with four principle ethnic origins
• politics: discusses the Home Rule question and potential implications for the four nations of the United Kingdom
• recreation:
  
  • invited by friends to visit them on their estate on Anglesey
  • sea bathing in the Menai Strait in early September
  • remembers a previous ascent of Snowdon together with his wife and children
• terrain: romanticised descriptions of the landscape around the Menai Strait
• transport: travels by horse carriage and train
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Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

essay; travelogue

Citation

Blind, Karl. "Das Angeln-Eiland in Nord-Wales." Neue Freie Presse (13 Oct. 1897): 1-3. Print.