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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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Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1354 – 20 September 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr (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 Welsh revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales. He was an educated ...
Sep 2, 2024 · 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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Feb 17, 2011 · Owain Glyn Dwr, leader of the last major armed Welsh protest against English rule, was both formidable tactician and visionary statesman. Rees Davies assesses how close he came to realising his...
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.
A victory in the Plynlimmon region over royal forces gathered there encouraged a successful appeal to the men of west Wales to join 'in liberating the Welsh race from the bondage of their English enemies.'
3 days ago · Welsh prince Owain Glyndwr led a successful people's rebellion against England's iron-fisted rule in the early 15th century and arguably became the most famous and highly regarded figure in Welsh history.
Sep 26, 2023 · 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).
