The South Wales coast from Chepstow to Aberystwyth . gulph below. The man was so moved thereuponto his vitals by the danger he had unwittinglyrun, that his nerve gave way, and it was sometime before he could retake his road. The oldest Chepstow bridge of all was Romanand above the Castle, and the road cutting in thesteep cliff that led down to it, and some brokenabutments and piers, could still be seen at lowwater within living memory. This was the workof Julius Frontinus, who is credited with givinga name to Ystrad Iwl. The first Norman castlewas only the usual timbered structure on theverge
The South Wales coast from Chepstow to Aberystwyth . gulph below. The man was so moved thereuponto his vitals by the danger he had unwittinglyrun, that his nerve gave way, and it was sometime before he could retake his road. The oldest Chepstow bridge of all was Romanand above the Castle, and the road cutting in thesteep cliff that led down to it, and some brokenabutments and piers, could still be seen at lowwater within living memory. This was the workof Julius Frontinus, who is credited with givinga name to Ystrad Iwl. The first Norman castlewas only the usual timbered structure on theverge of the cliff, and the first builder on thesite was William FitzOsborn, Earl of Hereford, who cherished an enormous cause by his bold-ness, and fortified the place to guard this cornerof his wide possessions. He slew many, anddied by the sword. His son, Roger de Britolio,turned rebel, lost Chepstow; whereafter it fell tothe Clares and Richard Strongbow. ThroughRichards daughter, Isabel, it went by marriagethen to the Marshalls, of whom we shall hear. TOWN GATK, a drawinc bv Mr. T. H. Thomas. To face p. 16. CHEPSTOW AND THE WYE 17 again. These Clares, Strongbows, Marshalls, andthe rest are hard to individualise; but amongthem are to be found the originals of the knightswho live again in the Morte U Arthur and theMabinogion. An artist in antiquities once went to ChepstowCastle to sketch its walls. But the afternoon wassultry and the courts were hot and airless, andhe ended by sitting down on a wall in one of thecourts, overcome by the smell of hot ivy, anddozing away some centuries. In that taking hesaw an immense man, dressed in armour, againstthe sky, shining in the sun. The figure stood uponthe edge of the wall at the landward side of theCastle, bright and stiff as a metal figure. The sleeper thought, That is Richard—RichardStrongbow—and he is going to fall. Thereupon Richard stiffly began to sway andtopple over, sure enough; and yet he did notquite fall. Whil
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