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‘welsh pronunciation’ –> [ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr]
c. 1359 – c. 1415
*aka ‘Owain Glyn Dŵr‘*
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(‘owain glyndŵr’ was a ‘welsh ruler’ + the last native welshman to hold the title ‘prince of wales’ (tywysog cymru) but to many, viewed as an ‘unofficial king’)
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(he instigated a fierce and long-running but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against the English rule of ‘wales’)
(Glyndŵr was a descendant of the Princes of Powys through his father Gruffydd Fychan II, hereditary Tywysog of Powys Fadog and Lord of Glyndyfrdwy, and of those of Deheubarth through his mother Elen ferch Tomas ap Llywelyn ab Owen)
(on 16 September 1400, Glyndŵr instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of “Henry IV of England”)
The uprising was initially very successful and rapidly gained control of large areas of Wales, but it suffered from key weaknesses – particularly a lack of artillery, which made capturing defended fortresses difficult, and of ships, which made their coastlands vulnerable.
The uprising was eventually suppressed by the superior resources of the English.
Glyndŵr was driven from his last strongholds in 1409, but he avoided capture and the last documented sighting of him was in 1412.
He twice ignored offers of a pardon from his military nemesis, the new king Henry V of England, and despite the large rewards offered, Glyndŵr was never betrayed to the English.
His death was recorded by a former follower in the year 1415.
(Glyndŵr is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV, Part 1 (anglicised as Owen Glendower) as a wild and exotic man ruled by magic and emotion)
(with his death, ‘owain’ acquired a mythical status along with Cadwaladr, Cynan, and Arthur as the hero awaiting the call to return and liberate his people)
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(in the ‘late 1800s’, the ‘cymru fydd’ movement recreated him as the father of ‘welsh nationalism’)
(a ‘welsh washington’ if you will )
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