Usk-the-River-served-lands , Carmarthen

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Carmarthen
(Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin
(origin disputed))
is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales.
It is built on the River Tywi
and has a population of about 13,148 [2]

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Carmarthen is possibly the oldest town in Wales
and was recorded by Ptolemy and in the Antonine Itinerary.
The Roman fort is believed to date from AD75-77.

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Arthurian legend

According to some variants of the Arthurian legend
Merlin
was born in a cave outside Carmarthen,
with many noting that
Merlin may be an anglicised form of
Myrddin

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the story is popular.
Many areas surrounding Carmarthen still allude to this,
such as the nearby Bryn Myrddin (Merlin's Hill).

Legend also had it that
when a particular tree called 'Merlin's Oak' fell
it would be the downfall of the town as well.
In order to stop this
the tree was dug up when it died
and pieces are now in the museum

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