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Llyn Llydaw

Snowdon, Gwynedd

The lake where Sir Bedivere is said to have returned Excalibur.

Several lakes claim to be where Excalibur was thrown back to the Lady of the Lake, and Llyn Llydaw, high on Snowdon, is one of them. Legend says that after King Arthur was mortally wounded at the nearby pass of Bwlch y Saethau, Sir Bedivere threw the sword into the lake, and a hand rose from the water to catch it.

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When
Legend
Where
53.0700, -4.0500
Group
Legends

Visiting

The Miners' Track from Pen-y-Pass passes along its shore.

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