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Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri near Builth Wells in mid-Wales.
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Battle of Orewin Bridge
13th c. battle between the English and Welsh
The Battle of Orewin Bridge was fought between English and Welsh armies on 11 December 1282 near Builth Wells in mid-Wales. It was a decisive defeat for the Welsh because their leader, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed, and this effectively ended the autonomy of Wales.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
Prince of Wales 1258–1282
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, also known as Llywelyn II and Llywelyn the Last, was Prince of Gwynedd, and later was recognised as the Prince of Wales from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri in 1282. Llywelyn was the son of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and grandson of Llywelyn ab…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prince of Wales
British royal title (formerly a native Welsh title)
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Gwynedd who, from the late 12th century, used it to assert their supremacy over the other Welsh rulers. However,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cilmeri
Village and community in Wales
Cilmeri is a village and community in Powys, mid-Wales, United Kingdom in the historic county of Brecknockshire, two and a half miles west of Builth Wells on the A483 to Llandovery. The village is served by Cilmeri railway station on the Heart of Wales Line. In the 2001 census,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Builth Wells
Market town and community in Wales
Builth Wells is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh part of the Wye Valley. In 2011 it had a population of 2,568.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mid Wales
Geographic region of Wales
Mid Wales, or Central Wales, is a region of Wales, encompassing its midlands, in-between North Wales and South Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the Senedd covered the unitary authority areas of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 11
Day of the year
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