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Early Medieval

Owain ap Hywel Defeats Brothers for Deheubarth 950

950
Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
brothers and Gwynedd rival claimants
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Owain ap Hywel
Outcome
Owain ap Hywel wins Deheubarth; Welsh unity dissolves
The Battle

History & Significance

Following the death of Hywel Dda, his sons contest Deheubarth. Owain ap Hywel defeats rival brothers in a series of fratricidal conflicts, reassembling control of southwest Wales but failing to hold Gwynedd, which reverts to the sons of Idwal.

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