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Powys
Powys [L pagenses, (land of the) country-dwellers]. Ancient and medieval kingdom of eastern Wales and now a county, re-formed in 1974, adjacent to the border with England. Believed to have developed from the territories of the ancient Carnovii, Powys reached its apogee during the reign of King Madog ap Maredudd (AD 1138–60), when its borders extended as far north as Pulford, near Chester, and east to the upper Severn. Esteemed for the welcome it extended to minstrels, Powys was called the ‘Garden of Wales’ in the poetry of Llywarch Hen (9th-10th centuries). Evidence of the Powys dialect is found in the language of the second branch of the Mabinogi. Powys also provided the background for Breuddwyd Rhonabwy [The Dream of Rhonabwy], although the kingdom had disappeared by the time the text was composed. Powys is also the name of a castle near the town of Welshpool. The modern county of Powys was forged in 1974 from the former counties of Montgomery, Radnor, and Brecknock; it includes a great deal of territory never a part of medieval Powys and is the most thinly populated of all modern counties. The heroic elements of regional stories prompted Alwyn and Brinley Rees (1961) to see a link between Powys and Ulster.
Bibliography See Wendy Davies , Wales in the Early Middle Ages (Leicester, 1982). |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Powys." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Powys." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Powys.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Powys." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Powys.html |
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Powys. County of the middle Welsh borderland. The name derives from the Welsh kingdom of post-Roman times. With Norman control it was divided into a series of marcher lordships which were themselves integrated in 1536 into the counties of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire. It was not until the Local Government Act of 1972 that the name was revived and given, not completely appropriately, to the new county formed by the merging of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and Breconshire. The White Paper ‘Local Government in Wales’ referred to it as ‘a reasonably homogeneous area, even though its resources are poor’. The adverb ‘reasonably’ hides considerable diversity, but it was because of limited size (Radnorshire had a population of only 23,360) and resources that no changes were made in 1994 and in spite of active campaigning by Montgomeryshire, Powys was retained in 1996 as a unitary authority, with only minor adjustments.
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JOHN CANNON. "Powys." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Powys." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Powys.html JOHN CANNON. "Powys." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys County of the middle Welsh borderland. The name derives from the Welsh kingdom of post‐Roman times. With Norman control it was divided into a series of marcher lordships which were themselves integrated in 1536 into the counties of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire. It was not until the Local Government Act of 1972 that the name was revived and given to the new county formed by the merging of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and Breconshire. In spite of active campaigning by Montgomeryshire, Powys was retained in 1996 as a unitary authority.
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JOHN CANNON. "Powys." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Powys." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Powys.html JOHN CANNON. "Powys." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys pō´Ĭs , county, 2,009 sq mi (5,204 sq km), E central Wales. The terrain is a network of lowlands, highlands, and connecting plateaus. Agriculture is economically important, as are sheep and cattle raising. There are some light and service industries. Named after the Welsh princedom, Powys peaked as a vital region in the 12th cent. Tourists are attracted to the 8th-century Offa's Dyke , a feature within the landscape, and to the remains of numerous Norman castles. |
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"Powys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Powys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Powys.html "Powys." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys County in e central Wales; the county town is Llandrindod Wells. There are Iron Age and Roman remains. Offa's Dyke and the later Norman castles were built as border defences by the Welsh and English. During the Middle Ages, Powys was a powerful kingdom. The county includes fertile lowland valleys, highlands and plateau regions. It is drained by the Usk, Wye and Taff rivers. Agriculture and forestry are the main occupations. Area: 5077sq km (1960sq mi). Pop. (2000) 126,700.
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"Powys." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Powys." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Powys.html "Powys." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys, Wales/UK A county formed in 1974 and named after a historic principality with a name meaning ‘Provincial’ from the Low Latin pagensis, the adjectival form of pagus ‘country district’. The sense here was country people living in open uplands compared to those who lived in more sheltered areas to the north and south where there were hills and valleys.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Powys." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Powys." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Powys.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Powys." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys (the unitary authority). ‘Provincial (place)’. Low Latin pagensis. The name implies that those who lived here were ‘country folk’, inhabiting an open upland tract that was not protected in the same way as the regions to the north and south, with their hills and valleys.
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A. D. MILLS. "Powys." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Powys." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Powys.html A. D. MILLS. "Powys." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys a former Welsh kingdom. At its most powerful in the early 12th century, Powys was divided in 1160 into two principalities. It was conquered by the English in 1284 after the death of the Welsh Prince Llewelyn in 1282.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Powys." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Powys." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Powys.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Powys." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Powys.html |
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Powys
Powys •abyss, amiss, bis, bliss, Chris, Diss, hiss, kiss, Majlis, miss, piss, reminisce, sis, Swiss, this, vis
•dais
•Powys, prowess
•loess, Lois
•Lewes, lewis
•abbess • ibis
•Anubis, pubis
•cannabis • arabis • duchess • purchase
•caddis, Gladys
•Candice
•Sardis, Tardis
•vendace • Charybdis
•bodice, goddess
•demigoddess • Aldiss • jaundice
•de profundis • prejudice • hendiadys
•cowardice • stewardess • preface
•Memphis • aphis • edifice • benefice
•orifice • artifice • office
•surface, surface-to-surface
•undersurface • haggis • aegis
•burgess
•clerkess, Theodorákis
•Colchis
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"Powys." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Powys." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Powys.html "Powys." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Powys.html |
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