User:Seth Whales/Sandbox
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from http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Cardiff/slaters.1880.html
Cardiff was originally known by the name of Rhatostabius Ostium; but on being invaded by the Romans under Aulus Didius (the successor of Ostorius in command of the Roman army in Britain), a fort was raised and occupied with soldiers for the purpose of overawing the inhabitants of the surrounding country, who soon gave the place the name of Caerdidi. This name was afterwards associated with that of the river Taff, and became corrupted into Caer-taffe, then into Caerdaff, and subsequently into its present designation, Cardiff.
From http://www.uwp.co.uk/book_desc/1458.html CARDIFF CAERDYDD Glam 'fort on the (river) Taf' caer 'fort' The genitive singular of Taf was Tyf a form which possibly goes back to the 6th century. Hence 'Caer-Dyf' 'the fort of the Taf' (as in Kairdif, 1106). It was 'Caerdyf' which produced the anglicized form Cardiff, in much the same way that the river-name Taf was anglicized to Taff, and later the cathedral Llandaf became Llandaff (with the additional modification of the stress moving to the first syllable as happened in Cardiff). The Welsh pronunciation of 'Caerdyf' as Caerdydd (as in o gaer dydd, 1566; and Caer Didd, 1698) shows the colloquial alternation of Welsh -f and -dd. Taf is related to a group of Celtic river-names (such as Thames, Tame, Tamar and Tawe in Abertawe) meaning 'water' (or possibly 'dark'). Quiz. See the fascinating The Place-names of Wales by Hywel Wyn Owen for more details.
Many believe that Cardiff actually takes its name, Caer Didi meaning ‘Fort of Didius’ after Aulus Didius Gallus, who built the small wooden fort where Cardiff Castle now stands.[1]
Sherman Theatre was built in 1973. St Davids Shopping Centre was built in 1981. It was followed by Queens West Shopping Centre in 1987 and Capitol Shopping Centre in 1990. The National Ice Rink opened in 1986. A new Central Library opened in 1988. The Millennium stadium opened in 1999.
Then at the end of the 20th century it was decided to revitalise the docklands by dedicating them to shopping and leisure.
To read about life in the 20th century click here.
