List of cultural icons of Wales

The List of cultural icons of Wales is a list of links to potential cultural icons of Wales.

Animals

*Welsh corgi [http://www.thewelshcorgiclub.co.uk/] , Welsh lamb [http://www.data-wales.co.uk/lamb.htm]

Art

*Love spoon [http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/lovespoon/] , Welsh costume [http://www.llgc.org.uk/fileadmin/documents/pdf/Christine_stevens_S.pdf] , Welsh dresser

Books

*National Library of Wales [http://www.llgc.org.uk/]
*"Under Milk Wood" [http://www.radiotimes.com/servlet_film/com.icl.beeb.rtfilms.client.simpleSearchServlet?frn=23733&searchTypeSelect=5]

Buildings and structures

*Aberconwy Abbey
*Bangor Cathedral, Basingwerk Abbey, Brecon Cathedral, Britannia Bridge
*Caernarfon Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Cardiff Cathedral, Cardiff City Hall, Castell Coch, Conwy Castle, Cymer Abbey, Cwmhir Abbey
*Ewenny Priory
*Harlech Castle
*Kidwelly Castle
*Llandaff Cathedral, Llanthony Priory
*Margam Abbey, Menai Suspension Bridge, Millennium Stadium
*Neath Abbey, Newport Cathedral
*Pembroke Castle, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
*St. David's Cathedral, St Dogmaels Abbey, St. Fagans Museum of Welsh Life [http://www.highland.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D81DBC93-F791-4B44-8235-47461C98AB9C/0/Item5G0708.pdf] , South Stack Lighthouse, Strata Florida Abbey
*Talley Abbey, Tintern Abbey
*Valle Crucis Abbey
*Wales Millennium Centre [http://new.wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2003/111103APWMC?lang=en] , Whitland Abbey

Emblems

*"Cymru am byth", "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
*Daffodil, Leek, red dragon (Y ddraig goch)
*Welsh harp, Welsh language

Festivals

*Eisteddfod, National Eisteddfod of Wales [http://www.uwp.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Pocket_Guides_22.html] [http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=3&newsID=59]
*Gorsedd [http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/content.php?nID=43]
*St David's Day

Food and drink

*Bara brith, Bara Claddu
*Caerphilly cheese, Cawl, Crempog
*Glamorgan sausages
*Laver bread
*Welsh cakes, Welsh faggots, Welsh lamb, Welsh rarebit

Government

*AM, Assembly Measures
*Devolution, devolved government, Government of Wales Act 1998
*First Minister of Wales, Deputy First Minister of Wales, Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Wales
*National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly, Welsh Assembly Government

History and legend

*Arthurian legend
*Cadwaladr, Caradoc
*Dafydd ap Gruffudd, Druid
*Henry Tudor (Henry VII), Hywel Dda
*Llywelyn the Great, Llewelyn the Last
*Owain Glyndwr
*Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth
*Saint David, Dewi Sant
*Twm Sion Cati
*Saunders Lewis
*Saint David
*Iolo Morgannwg
*Gwynfor Evans
*Aneurin Bevan

Language

*English, Cymraeg, Welsh, Welsh English, Welsh Language Act 1993

Literature

*Adam of Usk
*Roald Dahl, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Andrew Davies, Idris Davies, Sir John Donne
*Ken Follett, Dick Francis
*Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales)
*Richard Llewellyn
*Geoffrey of Monmouth, Iolo Morganwg
*Terry Nation
*John Cowper Powys
*Goronwy Rees, Rhygyfarch, Bertrand Russell
*Taliesin, Dylan Thomas [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-201628/Thomas-s-poetry-touched-generations.html] , R. S. Thomas [http://www.poetrymagazines.org.uk/magazine/record.asp?id=13448]
*Huw Wheldon

Music

*"Ar hyd y Nos", "Ar Lan y Mor"
*Shirley Bassey, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, "Bells of Rhymney", Stuart Burrows
*Catatonia, Charlotte Church, "Cwm Rhondda"
*Geraint Evans
*Welsh harp, Alun Hoddinott, Mary Hopkin, Owain Arwel Hughes
*Karl Jenkins, Katherine Jenkins, Aled Jones, Tom Jones
*Male voice choir, Manic Street Preachers, "Men of Harlech", Morriston Orpheus Choir, "Myfanwy"
*National Youth Orchestra of Wales, "Nos Galan"
*National Eisteddfod
*Stereophonics
*Robert Tear, Bryn Terfel, Mansel Thomas, Bonnie Tyler
*Welsh National Opera

People

*Leo Abse, Laura Ashley
*Jeff Banks, Shirley Bassey, Hywel Bennett, Aneurin Bevan, Rob Brydon, Richard Burton
*James Callaghan, Ann Clwyd, Tommy Cooper
*Timothy Dalton, Windsor Davies, Dewi Sant, St David, David Lloyd George
*Huw Edwards, David Emmanuel, Gwynfor Evans
*Ioan Gruffudd
*Michael Heseltine, Ian Hislop, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Howard, Geoffrey Howe, Nerys Hughes, John Humphries
*Roy Jenkins, Augustus John, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta Jones, Ieuan Wyn Jones, Griff Rhys Jones
*Glenys Kinnock, Neil Kinnock
*Martyn Lewis
*Ruth Madoc, Alun Michael, Rhodri Morgan, Johnny Morris
*Ivor Novello
*Robert Owen
*Sian Phillips, John Prescott, Jonathan Pryce
*Angharad Rees, Joan Ruddock
*Harry Secombe, Victor Spinetti, Henry Morton Stanley
*George Thomas
*Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
*Dafydd Wigley, Rowan Williams

Places

*Brecon Beacons
*Cambrian Mountains, Cardigan Bay, Clwydian Range
*Gower Peninsula
*Pembrokeshire Coast
*Snowdonia
*Wye Valley

Placenames

*Llanfairpwyllgwyngogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, also known as Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair P.G.

port

*Bridgend Blue Bulls
*Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Blues, Cardiff Demons, Cardiff Devils, Cardiff International Swimming Pool
*England and Wales Cricket Board
*Gerald Davies, Ryan Day, Jim Driscoll
*Gareth Edwards
*Football Association of Wales
*Ryan Giggs, Glamorgan County Cricket Board, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Terry Griffiths
*Gavin Henson
*Colin Jackson
*Llanelli Rugby Club, London Welsh RFC
*Cliff Morgan, Doug Mountjoy
*Ninian Park, Newport Gwent Dragons
*Ospreys
*Ray Reardon
*Scarlets, Matthew Stevens
*John Toshack
*Wales National Pool, Wales national rugby league team, Welsh Institute of Sport, Welsh national rugby union team, Welsh Rugby Union, JPR Williams, Mark Williams, Ian Woosnam

Television, Radio, Film, Theatre

*BBC Wales, BBC Radio Wales
*S4C, Sianel Pedwar Cymru

ee also

*Cultural icon
*List of cultural icons of England
*List of cultural icons of Northern Ireland
*List of cultural icons of Scotland

*Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (Comiswn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru)