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 | | At that time, the leader of Elmet was Gwallawg ap Lleenawg, although the only identifiably-named warrior from Elmet mentioned by Aneirin is Madog Elfed, described as ‘adwythig sgwydog’, or a deadly shield-bearer (see stanza above). |
 | | Elmet itself fell to Edwin of Northumbria, who defeated Gwallawg’s son, Ceredig, in 617 CE. |
 | | From that time on, much of the upper classes of Elmet - the nobility, clergy, druids, bards, and so forth - would have moved westwards, particularly into North Wales, much as their compatriots from Strathclyde were forced to do in the centuries to come. |
| www.leeds.ac.uk /music/Info/CMJ/Conf/whyleeds.html (460 words) |
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