Lord Rhys captured Painscastle from the de Braose family in one of his final campaigns. The castle — two years later the scene of Gwenwynwyn's catastrophic defeat (1198) — sat on the border between Welsh Maelienydd and the English Marches. Its capture and quick recapture demonstrate the seesaw nature of border warfare in the Radnor/Brecon area throughout the twelfth century.
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