Richard fitz Gilbert, one of the most powerful Norman lords in Wales, was ambushed and killed in Gwent as he rode with a small escort. The Welsh annals say he was caught in a "defile of winding paths" in the woods of Coed Grwyne. His death was a massive shock to the Norman establishment and triggered Henry I's death-march to Wales to respond (Henry died on the way back). The ambush, combined with the defeats at Llwchwr and Crug Mawr the same year, made 1136 the worst year for the Normans since Wales.
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