Rhodri Mawr (“the Great”) becomes king of Gwynedd in Wales

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.2: Welsh Writing and Culture, 400-present.
Vol. editors: Kirsti Bohata (Swansea University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele), Rita Singer (Aberystwyth University)

Domains

Changes of government, elections and reigns

Dates

Date of occurrence 844-878

Places

Wales (Location)

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Rhodri is the first Welsh ruler to succeed in uniting most of Wales under his overlordship, his reign coinciding with increasing Viking attacks on Wales.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Rhodri Mawr (“the Great”) becomes king of Gwynedd in Wales". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6943, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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