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June 05, 2007
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
A "second" city, but a key one, Swansea, Wales is roughly to Cardiff, Wales what Manchester, England is to London. The Vikings originally began to settle this area on the South Wales coast in 1013 when they conquered the Anglo-Saxons. Later, in the 1100s, the Normans founded the town of Swansea. It became a major industrial center and port by the 18th century, and now mixes manufacturing with a thriving services industry. About 230,000 people live here. The great poet Dylan Thomas started out here in 1914, only to end his life prematurely and tragically in Manhattan in 1953. In 1969, the actress Catherine Zeta Jones was born in Swansea. Jones still speaks fluent Welsh and has an oceanside home here. Her son, with American actor Michael Douglas, was born in 2000. His name is Dylan.
Posted by JD Hull at June 5, 2007 11:24 PM