In his later years, as Henry II weakened and eventually died, the Lord Rhys resumed aggressive campaigning. He captured Abergavenny Castle, the notorious fortress where the de Braose family had massacred Welsh chieftains at a feast in 1175. Capturing this castle carried powerful symbolic significance for Welsh memory. Rhys demonstrated that the south-east March was not beyond Welsh reach when English political control wavered.
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