BattlefieldsGruffudd ap Llywelyn Wins Deheubarth 1044
Early Medieval

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn Wins Deheubarth 1044

1044
Wales
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Deheubarth
Forces
Deheubarth under Hywel ab Edwin and Danish allies
VS
Victor
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
Forces
Gwynedd under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
Outcome
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn kills Hywel ab Edwin; Deheubarth absorbed
The Battle

History & Significance

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn continues his expansion southward, killing Hywel ab Edwin king of Deheubarth in battle and seizing control of southwest Wales. The action gives him control of a second major Welsh kingdom and the resources to challenge Anglo-Saxon power along the border. Hywel had allied with Danish mercenaries who are also defeated.

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