Edward built a burh at Rhuddlan on the Clwyd in 921 as part of his expansion into north Wales following his consolidation of the Midlands. Rhuddlan commanded the coastal route into Wales and the approach to Gwynedd. Its construction projected English power into territory that had been Welsh or Norse-influenced and demonstrated the scope of Edward ambition beyond simply recovering the Danelaw.
West Saxon royal army under Edward the Elder
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