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{{Infobox Location | {{Infobox Location | ||
|image = Brynblaidd.jpg | |image = Brynblaidd.jpg | ||
|type = [[Village]] | |type = [[Village]] | ||
|location = [[Brecon Beacons]] | |location = [[Brecon Beacons]] | ||
|only | |only cs = Countrycide (TV story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Brynblaidd''' was a small [[Wales|Welsh]] [[village]] in the [[Brecon Beacons]]. | '''Brynblaidd''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) was a small [[Wales|Welsh]] [[village]] in the [[Brecon Beacons]]. | ||
For generations, the [[Brynblaidd cannibal|villagers of Brynblaidd]] engaged in a harvest once every ten years, in which they would [[murder]] and [[Cannibalism|eat]] strangers who came near their village. After they had abducted seventeen victims within a thirty mile radius for one of these harvests, [[Torchwood Three]] discovered the community, for which [[Evan Sherman]] apparently acted as the leader. Soon after, the [[police]] arrested the villagers. ([[TV]]: | For generations, the [[Brynblaidd cannibal|villagers of Brynblaidd]] engaged in a harvest once every ten years, in which they would [[murder]] and [[Cannibalism|eat]] strangers who came near their village. After they had abducted seventeen victims within a thirty mile radius for one of these harvests, [[Torchwood Three]] discovered the community, for which [[Evan Sherman]] apparently acted as the leader. Soon after, the [[police]] arrested the villagers. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Countrycide (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Brynblaidd is not actually named on screen in the narrative of | Brynblaidd is not actually named on screen in the narrative of {{cs|Countrycide (TV story)}}. It was named in the [[BBC]]'s original description of the episode however, and therefore has appeared in virtually all subsequent TV listings worldwide. The name later appeared in {{cs|Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}. It is also the Welsh for "wolf hill", reflecting the cannibalistic nature of the residents. | ||
The name was also used in the script for ''Countrycide'', spelled as "Brynblaedd", with an added note that the name was to be confirmed.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/writers/documents/torchwood-1-episode-6-countrycide-pink-revisions-05092006.pdf ''S1: EP6 - Countrycide'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Welsh towns and villages]] | [[Category:Welsh towns and villages]] | ||
[[cy:Brynblaidd]] | [[cy:Brynblaidd]] | ||