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4 days ago · In 1136 a campaign against the Normans was launched from Gwynedd in revenge for the execution of Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd ap Cynan, the wife of the King of Deheubarth and the daughter of Gruffudd. When word reached Gwynedd of Gwenllian's death and the revolt in Gwent, Gruffudd's sons Owain and Cadwaladr invaded Norman controlled Ceredigion ...
6 days ago · Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd, Lord of Meirionnydd and Ardudwy; Maredudd ap Cynan (d. 1212), Lord of Meirionnydd and Eifionydd and part of Ardudwy (Llŷn Peninsula) Llywelyn Fawr ap Maredudd, Lord of Merionieth (Merionethshire) Maredudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1255), Lord of Merioneth
3 days ago · The first documented eisteddfod was hosted by Rhys ap Gruffydd, the grandson of Gruffudd ap Cynan through the maternal line and monarch of Deheubarth through his paternal descent from the House of Dinefwr, at Cardigan Castle on Christmas Day, 1176.
Apr 15, 2024 · In this episode we focus on a dynamic female poet from the sixteenth century, Alis ferch Gruffudd ab Ieaun ap Llywelyn Fychan, or Alis Wen as she is sometimes called. Hers is one of the most arresting, original and personable voices which we can hear in the vast body of Welsh poetry surviving from the sixteenth century.
Apr 1, 2024 · Category: History & Society. Also called: Owain ap Gruffydd. Gruffydd also spelled: Gruffudd. Died: 1170. Title / Office: king (1137-1170), Gwynedd. Notable Family Members: son Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd.
5 days ago · At the Battle of Chester in 613 or 616, the forces of Powys and other Brythonic kingdoms were defeated by the Northumbrians under Æthelfrith, with king Selyf ap Cynan among the dead. It has been suggested that this battle finally severed the land connection between Wales and the northern Brythonic kingdoms including Rheged, Strathclyde, Elmet ...
Apr 3, 2024 · "Selyn ap Cynan" published on by Oxford University Press. grandson of Brochwel, was slain in the battle near Chester won by Aethelfrith of Bernicia c.616, reported at ...
