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- 1 2 "Rod Lyon (Tewennow)". Cornish Gorseth. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ↑ "Gallery of Grand Bards". Gorseth Kernow. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
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