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Greyhounds were loved by the
Celts for their speed, skill, and grace in the hunt, as well as their loyalty.
This loyalty was illustrated in the legend of Llewellyn 's Greyhound Gellert.
Prince Llewellyn set out to hunt one day, but left his favorite hound, Gellert,
behind. Upon his return Llewellen discovered his son's crib overturned and the
dog bloody. Horrified that the beloved animal had killed his son, Llewellyn killed
the hound. But Llewellen had made a tragic mistake, because his son was safe
under the overturned crib, and the blood on Gellert had come from an intruding
wolf, lying dead nearby, that Gellert had killed while defending the boy. Llewellyn
buried the hound and raised over it a great cairn of stones. And to this day
the place is called Beth Gellert, or the Grave of Gellert.
Our Greyhound bracelet is constructed with a medium braid of wire, and is approximately 3/8 inch (8 mm) thick.
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