• The Octonaut@mander.xyz
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    Yes, Wales is generally divided into North, Mid and South (and Corner, as in Cornwall).

    South Wales generally corresponds with the former Kingdom of Deheubarth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deheubarth?wprov=sfla1

    Deheubarth was punished for rebelling against Engkand in 1282 by being divided into the three counties of South Wales. Referring to it as South Wales rather than south Wales is a miniature act of rebellion in itself; the Welsh government styles it capitalised to emphasise that historical distinction; the Britsh government uses lower case to erase the distinction.

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      12 hours ago

      Deheubarth (Welsh pronunciation: [dɛˈhəɨbarθ]; lit. ‘Right-hand Part’, thus ‘the South’)

      it just meand the southern parts that fits to the theme of this thread xD

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      Interesting, I wasn’t aware that Wales was historically disunited like that, but I suppose that other than the location, having a different language and one of the more interesting flags, I dont know a ton about it. I suppose I just assumed that it was a singular kingdom before being invaded by the English at some point.