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- DictionaryGlendower, Owen/ɡlɛnˈdaʊə/
- 1. (c. 1354–c. 1417), Welsh chief. He proclaimed himself Prince of Wales and led a national uprising against Henry IV.
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Welsh rebel against Henry IV of England
- Glendower [ glen- dou -er, glen -dou-er ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun Owen, 1359?–1416?, Welsh rebel against Henry IV of England.
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Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1354 – c. 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr or Glyn Dŵr (pronounced [ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr], anglicised as Owen Glendower), was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the Late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
Owain Glyn Dŵr (born c. 1354—died c. 1416) was the self-proclaimed prince of Wales whose unsuccessful rebellion against England was the last major Welsh attempt to throw off English rule. He became a national hero upon the resurgence of Welsh nationalism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Ben Johnson. 6 min read. The followers of Owen Glendower, the medieval Welsh nationalist leader who disappeared in around 1415, firmly believed that should Wales be in any danger from the English, he would return and free them from oppression. His name is still remembered and revered today.
Nov 14, 2015 · On the trail of Owain Glyndŵr, the Welsh Braveheart. The heroic tale of Owain Glyndŵr and Wales’ last rebellion, 600 years ago, is told on a new tour. From the borders to the west coast,...
OWEN GLENDOWER, the last to claim the title of an independent prince of Wales, more correctly described as Owain ab Gruffydd, lord of Glyndyvrdwy in Merioneth, was a man of good family, with two great houses, Sycharth and Glyndyvrdwy in the north, besides smaller estates in south Wales. His father was called Gruffydd Vychan, and his mother Helen; on both sides he had pretensions to be descended from the old Welsh princes.
Sep 26, 2023 · Owain Glyndŵr. Welshman Owain Glyndŵr (c.1354-1416,) Owen Glendower, also called Owain ap Gryffudd, was a descendant of the Princes of Powys, the Princes of Deheubarth and of the royal house of Llewellyn the Great, King of Gwynedd (c.1173-1240).
Dec 26, 2016 · Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndŵr) was a Welsh nationalist leader and the initiator of a violent and long-running revolt against the English rule of Wales. He disappeared around 1415, and there is a saying that if at any time Wales is oppressed by England, he would return to free his country.
