Santes Tudful (Saint Tudful) Landmark for Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK Santes Tudful is an embodiment of her place-name Merthy Tydfil overlooking a major highway on the Anglos/Welsh border. Rahter than being remembered and sanctified because of her tragic murder in the 5th century, she is reborn in the 21st as a protective symbol of the town and former coal mining region which is undergoing dynamic regeneration as it switches to sustainable energy. Clad in protective armour of solar tiles and tri-bladed turbines she represents a victory over the forces of decay, entropy, consumption and waste that have denuded and depleted the surrounding landscape.
Santes Tudful (Saint Tudful) Landmark for Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK Santes Tudful is an embodiment of her place-name Merthy Tydfil overlooking a major highway on the Anglos/Welsh border. Rahter than being remembered and sanctified because of her tragic murder in the 5th century, she is reborn in the 21st as a protective symbol of the town and former coal mining region which is undergoing dynamic regeneration as it switches to sustainable energy. Clad in protective armour of solar tiles and tri-bladed turbines she represents a victory over the forces of decay, entropy, consumption and waste that have denuded and depleted the surrounding landscape.