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Llywelyn ap lorwerth

Llywelyn ap lorwerth

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

Llywelyn ap lorwerth, Llywelyn ab lorwerth, Fawr [W mawr, great] (1173–1240). Most powerful of all medieval Welsh princes, ruler of Gwynedd, often known as Llywelyn the Great in English. A successful military campaigner, he also sued for Welsh rights against the English king John at the signing of the Magna Carta (1215). He none the less married John's natural daughter Joan, called Siwan in Wales. For all his worldly success, Llywelyn died in a monk's habit in the monastery of Aberconwy. Grandfather of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. His princely life has been the subject of two Welsh-language dramas, Thomas Parry's Llywelyn Fawr (1954) and Saunders Lewis's Siwan (1956), trans. as The King of England's Daughter (1985).
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Llywelyn ap lorwerth (or Llewelyn II; known as ‘ Llywelyn the Great’) (died 1240) Prince of Gwynedd (north Wales), the most powerful ruler in medieval Wales, his authority over other Welsh leaders being confirmed by the Treaty of Worcester (1218). Although married (1205) to Joan, the illegitimate daughter of King JOHN, Llywelyn took advantage of the political confusion in England to extend his influence over South Wales. He also had close ties with the marcher lords.
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