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CHAPTER XIX - THE CYMRY AND THE NORMANS, A.D. 1194—1240

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2011

Jane Williams
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.… Hot,

Quick spirits, who tread, firm to ends foreshown,

And use the name of greatness unforgot,

To meditate what greatness may be done.

E. B. Browning: Casa Guidi Windows.

§ 1. Soon after the accession of Llewelyn ab Iorwerth, Roger de Mortimer, with a strong force, took possession of Maeleinydd, and built the castle of Cymaron for the defence of his acquisition, driving out the two sons of Cadwallawn ab Madog, the native rulers of that district.

Rhys and Maredudd, two of Prince Rhys's sons, being in a state of active rebellion against their father, assembled a company of reckless men, and wrested the castle of Dinefawr from the garrison who had held it for him, The young princes went thence to Cantref Bychan, where they met with so favourable a reception that they were enabled, without a blow, to take possession of the castle.

The local sovereign, aroused by these flagrant insults, put forth his authority with sufficient power to cause the two chief culprits to be deserted by their followers, delivered up, and placed in safe custody.

In the following year, Prince Rhys besieged the town and castle of Caerfyrddin, which he took, plundered, and destroyed. He then led his troops to the siege of Colunwy Castle, which, after many fierce attempts, he succeeded in taking by assault, and then burned it.

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A History of Wales
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 , pp. 295 - 336
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1869

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