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A 14th century monk made it weird. Or Wyrd? I dunno… it’s weirdly wyrd, though.
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381 – Weekend at William’s
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After the traitorous murder of King Gruffydd, Harold returned to England victorious… and as for Wales. Well, their King had been assassinated and their lands were carved up between rival nobles who were subservient to England.
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Up in the hills of Snowdonia, pinned between the sea and the English midlands, King Gruffydd fought against the invading forces of the Godwinsons. And he was giving the English such a hard time that even the Life of King Edward admits it in the record.
379 – Everybody Is Killing Everybody Else And Nobody Is Talking About It: Part 2
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Earl AElfgar and his alliance with King Gruffydd of Wales was likely the one true barrier that stood between Harold Godwinson and the throne of England.
378 – Everybody is killing everybody else and no one is talking about it
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On the year 1059, there is an enigmatic entry in the Welsh Chronicle.
377 – The King of Wales
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Water, and the ability to control water ways, was an important aspect in the Welsh imagination. In fact, the importance of Welsh power on the seas even appears in the Mabinogion.
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