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Inspired by the tale of ‘The dream of Macsen wledig’ associated with the Mabinogion. Saint Elen is a Celtic Saint. She is remembered as the daughter of a chieftain of north Wales named Eudaf or Eudwy, who lived somewhere near the Roman base of Segontium, now Caernarfon in the 4th century. The tale of love and war – Macsen dreamed of her and he travelled from Rome to Wales to find her. They fell in love and married. She is remembered for having Macsen build roads across her country so that the soldiers could more easily defend it from attackers , thus earning her the name Elen Luyddog (Elen of the Hosts). Saint Elen is known as the patron saint of travellers. Today, the 160-mile ancient road stretching through Wales ‘Sarn Helen’ is still named after her. 

Wedi’i hysbrydoli gan chwedl ‘Breuddwyd Macsen’ sy’n gysylltiedig â’r Mabinogion. Sant Celtaidd yw Sant Elen. Mae hi’n cael ei chofio fel merch i bennaeth gogledd Cymru o’r enw Eudaf neu Eudwy, a oedd yn byw rhywle gerllaw canolfan Rufeinig Segontium, (sydd bellach yng Nghaernarfon) yn y 4edd ganrif. Hanes cariad a rhyfel – breuddwydiodd Macsen amdani a theithiodd o Rufain i Gymru i ddod o hyd iddi. Syrthiasant mewn cariad a phriodi. Mae hi’n cael ei chofio am gael Macsen i adeiladu ffyrdd ar draws ei gwlad er mwyn i’r milwyr allu ei hamddiffyn yn haws rhag ymosodwyr , a thrwy hynny ennill yr enw Elen Luyddog (Elen of the Hosts). Gelwir Sant Elen yn nawddsant teithwyr. Heddiw, mae’r ffordd hynafol 160 milltir sy’n ymestyn trwy Gymru ‘Sarn Helen’ yn dal i gael ei henwi ar ei hôl.