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25 de ago. de 2013 · Although Gwenllian’s valiant stand ended in defeat, the Welsh did not forget her bravery. Within months, her husband and her brother Owain allied in brutal attacks against the invaders; Gwenllian’s remaining sons soon joined them. For centuries afterward, the Welsh adopted the battle cry, “Revenge for Gwenllian” to honor her sacrifice.
13 de ago. de 2023 · Little is known about Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, but she became a symbol for Welsh pride and independence, and for centuries her name became a battle-cry. Thi...
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Gwenllian was the only child of the marriage. There were no sons, therefore, to inherit the title of Prince of Wales, but as the daughter of Prince Llywelyn, Gwenllian was the heiress of the Princes of Gwynedd and the royal family of Aberffraw. She was the Princess of Wales and as a result represented considerable danger to the king of England.
20 de out. de 2018 · Gruffydd died only a year after his wife in 1137, although legend has it he perished not in battle but of a broken heart. While it is believed that her ghost still haunts the town of Cydweli, a spring is said to have welled up on the very spot she was beheaded, and for centuries after her death, the battle cry of the Welsh was Ddail Achos Gwenllian! or “Revenge for Gwenllian.”
Gwenllian of Wales, the only child of Llywelyn the Last, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester was born in June 1282 at Garth Celyn Abergwyngregyn near Bangor. The exact date of her birth is uncertain.
25 de ago. de 2013 · Although Gwenllian’s valiant stand ended in defeat, the Welsh did not forget her bravery. Within months, her husband and her brother Owain allied in brutal attacks against the invaders; Gwenllian’s remaining sons soon joined them. For centuries afterward, the Welsh adopted the battle cry, “Revenge for Gwenllian” to honor her sacrifice.
But they were no match for the Normans. She was captured and beheaded for treason. It’s said a spring welled up where she died – still known as Maes Gwenllian, or the Field of Gwenllian. Her death wasn’t in vain. She inspired a popular uprising that swept the Normans out of West Wales.
