BattlefieldsLlywelyn the Great Subjugates Gwenwynwyn 1216
Medieval

Llywelyn the Great Subjugates Gwenwynwyn 1216

1216
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Gwenwynwyn
Forces
Gwenwynwyn of Powys
VS
Victor
Llywelyn the Great
Forces
Gwynedd forces under Llywelyn the Great
Outcome
Llywelyn expels Gwenwynwyn; Powys Wenwynwyn brought under Gwynedd control
The Battle

History & Significance

Llywelyn the Great defeats and definitively expels Gwenwynwyn of Powys Wenwynwyn from his lands following Gwenwynwyn submission to King John. Llywelyn annexes much of southern Powys, consolidating Welsh power under Gwynedd suzerainty. The action leaves Llywelyn effectively supreme over all native Wales.

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