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	Owain Glyndwr
		It was during 1401 that Glyndwr became aware of the growing power of the rebellion as men of higher rank began to defect to the cause.
		Glyndwr's men put an end to payments to the lords and the crown; they could raise enough money to carry on from the parliaments they called, attended by delegates from all over Wales - the first and last Welsh parliaments in Welsh history.
		Owain Glyndwr was one Welsh prince who was never betrayed by his own people, not even in the darkest days when many of them could have saved their skins by doing so.
	www.castlewales.com /glyndwr.html (1455 words)

	Glyndwr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glyndwr was a Welsh district between 1974 and 1996.
		The district was named after Owain Glyndwr, who lived in Glyndyfrdwy for a while.
		On April 1, 1996 the district was split, to form parts of the three new principal areas of Denbighshire, Powys and Wrexham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glyndwr (124 words)

	Glyndwr's Way - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glyndwr's Way is a Long distance footpath in Mid Wales in the United Kingdom and is 206 km long.
		Glyndwr's Way was granted National Trail status in the year 2000.
		Glyndwr's Way begins in Knighton, on the English border, where it links with the celebrated Offa's Dyke Path.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glyndwr's_Way (152 words)

	The Legacy of Owain Glyndwr
		During or around Glyndwr’s time there were a multitude of restrictions on the Welsh, including a ban on the public use of the language and serious restraints onn trading and property rights.
		First, Glyndwr was not only an aristocrat but a trained lawyer and for a time a highly praised warrior in the armies of the English crown.
		Glyndwr’s immediate reaction was to protest through official channels and he even journeyed to parliament to make a personal appeal.
	solohq.com /Articles/Humphreys/The_Legacy_of_Owain_Glyndwr.shtml (1062 words)

	Owain Glyndwr in Welsh History
		Owain Glyndwr is one of the key figures in Welsh heritage.
		When in 1400 Lord Grey deliberately delayed summoning Glyndwr to serve in the army in Scotland until it was too late to make an explanation, the uprising began with an attack on Ruthin and other towns in north-east Wales.
		Glyndwr was declared an outlaw and his estates were confiscated.
	www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk /history.htm (854 words)

	Fly Fishing Mid Wales, Trout, Grayling, Vyrnwy
		The Glyndwr Fishery on the River Vyrnwy is situated in unspoilt seclusion in the Welsh Borders at Dolanog.
		It is ideal for the discerning fly fisherman for whom the nature of his surroundings is as important as the wild fish that he catches, and for whom the ultimate delight is to escape from the mundane world and and lose himself in a day's fishing in a hidden valley of outstanding beauty.
		Here is the beginning of the Glyndwr Way which runs close to the river and provides access to the fishery all the way down to the bottom of beat 3.
	www.glyndwr-fishery.co.uk (1239 words)

	Owain Glyndwr's Fight for Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Prince Owain Glyndwr led a successful people's rebellion against England's iron-fisted rule in the early 15th century and arguably became the most famous and highly reguarded figure in Welsh history.
		Glyndwr's exploits in the course of 12 short years are worthy of legendary praise, but unlike other British epic heroes such as King Arthur and Robin Hood, his accomplishments are historical facts.
		As befitting an upper-class gentleman, Glyndwr studied law at the Inns of Court in London, became a squire to the Earl of Arundel, and served with distinction in the Scottish campaigns of King Richard II.
	www.thehistorynet.com /bh/blglyndwr (1231 words)

	Encyclopedia: Owain Glyndwr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Glyndwr was born in the 1350s to a prosperous landed family in North-East Wales.
		Pennal is a village in north Wales, chiefly known for its historical association with Owain Glyndwr.
		In his book "The Mystery of Jack of Kent and the Fate of Owain Glyndwr", Alex Gibon argues that the folk hero Jack of Kent â“ the family chaplain of the Scudamore family â“ was Owain Glyndwr.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Owain-Glyndwr (6408 words)

	Owen Glendower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glyndwr offered to release Mortimer for a large ransom but, in sharp contrast to his attitude to de Grey, Henry IV refused to pay.
		In March, 1,000 men from all over Flintshire appeared before the Chief Justice of the county and agreed to pay a communal fine for their adherence to Glyndwr.
		During the 1980s, a group calling themselves "Meibion Glyndwr" claimed responsibility for the burning of holiday homes in Wales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Owen_Glendower (4516 words)

	BBC - Mid Wales Public Life - Owain Glyndwr
		Born around 1350, Owain Glyndwr was a member of the Welsh aristocracy and seems to have had a fairly conventional upbringing.
		Glyndwr's sense of Welsh identity was strengthened after a dispute over common land with his English neighbour Lord Grey of Rhuthin, who was a close associate of King Henry IV.
		The building where Glyndwr held his Parliament in Machynlleth is now open to the public as a visitor attraction and there have been some calls for 16 September the day Glyndwr was proclaimed Prince of Wales to be designated a national day.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/mid/halloffame/public_life/owainglyndwr.shtml (1069 words)

	SparkNotes: Henry IV, Part 1: Act III, scene i
		Hotspur mocks Glyndwr’s claim to be able to command the devil; Glyndwr then asserts that he has repelled Henry’s invasions three times.
		Glyndwr brings in Mortimer’s and Hotspur’s wives; the four must say goodbye, for the men must ride off to meet their allies that very night.
		But Glyndwr’s claims to be a magician able to summon demons, along with his insistence on the significance of the omens that he believes filled the sky and earth on the day of his birth, reflects his strong commitment to his pagan heritage.
	www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/henry4pt1/section7.rhtml (1019 words)

	ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
		Owain Glyndwr was a Welsh lord of northern Wales of princely descent.
		Glyndwr was to rule Wales and the border counties; the Percies were to get the north country and most of the midlands and East Anglia.
		Glyndwr was slowly beaten back into the mountains, and after 1409, he was a fugitive rather than a dangerous foe.
	www.the-orb.net /textbooks/muhlberger/henryiv.html (1907 words)

	Owain Glyndŵr / 100 Welsh Heroes / 100 Arwyr Cymru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Glyndwr remained elusive, disappearing into the hills with his trusted band.
		Glyndwr sought to establish external alliances, both with the Scots and the French.
		Owain Glyndwr was the first Welsh leader to unite the PEOPLE of Wales.
	www.100welshheroes.com /en/biography/owainglyndwr (442 words)

	Stargate Fanfic
		Within minutes the two of them were hard at it, Glyndwr was able to hold her ground, but Rak'nor constantly coached her as they went for refining.
		Glyndwr put on her jacket and they managed to get back to the compound just in time.
		Glyndwr felt her spine tingle when they both heard a single shot fired from a staff weapon.
	silivren.net /fic/fic2d.html (998 words)

	owain glyndwr
		Glyndwr's military career began in 1384, when he served under the renowned military leader Sir Gregory Sais on garrison duty on the English-Scottish border.
		The rebellion failed and Glyndwr disappeared into the mists of time, many believing he spent his last years as a priest in Kentchurch, Herefordshire near the manor of Sir John Scudamore to whom his daughter, Alice, was married.
		R.R. Davies, The Revolt of Owain Glyndwr 1995.
	www.owainglyndwr.info (440 words)

	Glyndwr way info
		Owain Glyndwr was in an almost unique position in Wales at the end of the fourteenth century in that he was an independent landowner who could claim descent from the Royal Welsh Princes.
		He is reputed to have studied law at the Inns of Court in London and is known to have been a soldier of some repute in service of the English crown, he served with the forces of Henry Bolingbroke, an opponent of King Richard II and afterward King Henry IV.
		Glyndwr's Way is a 128 mile (206 km) walking route that runs through some of the finest scenery in Mid Wales.
	www.xs4all.nl /~harlies/wales/glyndwr_way_info.htm (468 words)

	Owain Glyndwr
		Mae yna arwyddion fod Glyndwr wedi ymdrechu i gysylltu â Chymry anniddig eraill, a phan gododd ei faner ar gyrion Rhuthun ar 16 Medi 1400, fe'i cyhoeddwyd yn Dywysog Cymru o'r cychwyn gan ei ddilynwyr.
		Cafwyd ail senedd yn Harlech flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach, gyda Glyndwr yn cynllunio i rannu Lloegr a Chymru yn dair, fel rhan o glymblaid yn erbyn brenin Lloegr: byddai Mortimer yn cymryd de a gorllewin Lloegr, byddai Thomas Percy, Iarll Northumberland, yn cymryd y canoldir a'r gogledd, a Glyndwr ei hun yn cymryd Cymru a'r Gororau.
		Hyd yn oed heddiw, Meibion Glyndwr yw'r enw a fabwysiadwyd gan y mudiad llechwraidd a ymddangosodd yn fuan yn y 1980au i losgi tai haf Saeson ac asiantaethau tai Seisnig sy'n delio mewn eiddo Cymreig.
	www.castlewales.com /gwdr_cym.html (1449 words)

	Spirits from the Vasty Deep
		Glyndwr was impatient to continue his mission, but he nevertheless took the time to address the soldier.
		She didn't know how Glyndwr would react when he learnt that his prisoners had escaped, but she was determined to protect the boy from the older man's wrath.
		Glyndwr ignored her brief appearance, and left to persuade Worcester to stay for a proper council of war.
	tgs.gargoyles-fans.org /td/season2/spiritsfromthevastydeep.html (14216 words)

	Welsh Historical Folk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1404, Glyndwr assembled a parliament of four men from every commot in Wales at Machynlleth, drawing up mutual recognition treaties with France and Spain.
		Glyndwr's men put an end to payments to the lords and the crown; they could raise enough money to carry on from the parliaments they called, attended by delegates from all over Wales - the first Welsh parliament in Wales for 600 years.
		Owain Glyndwr was one Welsh prince who was never betrayed by his own people, not even in the darkest days when many of them could have saved their skins by doing so.
	home.att.net /~coloradowelsh/CWS/History/OwainGlyndwr.html (389 words)

	Glyndwr's Way (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Glyndwr's Way was granted National Trail status in millennium year 2000.
		Its enigmatic name derives from the early fifteenth century folk hero Owain Glyndwr, who won significant battles close to the route and who held a Welsh Parliament in Machynlleth.
		Glyndwr's Way is not suitable for use as a long distance bridle or cycle route.
	www.glyndwrsway.org.uk /english/index.php (339 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Mid Wales \| Glyndwr lives, 600 years on
		Owain Glyndwr, the warlord crowned prince of Wales 600 years ago, is being brought to life.
		Glyndwr's coronation and the setting up of his parliament Machynlleth took place in June 1404.
		Events could include a recreation of Glyndwr riding into the town on horseback, a medieval market and the presentation to the town of an exact copy of the sword sent by the French king to mark the coronation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/mid/3454527.stm (510 words)

	BBC - Mid Wales - Yoursay - Topics
		It is from this period that we have the cry of the peasantry of Caio, "Trech Gwlad Nag Arglwydd".
		Glyndwr was a very important force in the history of Wales.
		Owain Glyndwr put his life and the nation of Wales for their beloved country, we Welshmen and women should do the same.
	www24.thdo.bbc.co.uk /wales/mid/yoursay/topics/glyndwr.shtml (4633 words)

	Owain Glyndwr -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In 1402 he captured (additional info and facts about Edmund Mortimer) Edmund Mortimer, uncle of the 5th Earl of March and a claimant to the English throne.
		Styling himself prince of Wales, he established an independent Welsh Parliament at (additional info and facts about Machynlleth) Machynlleth and began to formulate his own foreign and ecclesiastical policies.
		A movement known as Meibion Glyndwr (The sons of Glyndwr) grew up in Wales during the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s and (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s, campaigning against the increasing number of second homes bought by outsiders, especially English outsiders, in rural areas.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ow/owain_glyndwr.htm (653 words)

	icWales - Glyndwr signs Balkan deal
		On Wednesday the directors of Glyndwr Estates met with Macedonia's transport minister Ayron Budzaki to sign an agreement founding a 380- acre free economic zone close to the country's capital of Skopje.
		The key to securing the agreement with the Macedonian government was the expertise that Glyndwr Estates was able to draw on from the Welsh experience of using enterprise zones to redevelop an economy previously dependent on heavy industry.
		The Cardiff-based directors of Glyndwr Estates - Owain Llywelyn, a chartered surveyor and current chairman of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Wales and John Graham, a solicitor with South Wales Thomas Graham Solicitors - yesterday said they were both excited about the interest already shown in the site by potential tenants.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0300business/0100news/tm_objectid=14580211&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=glyndwr-signs-balkan-deal-to-create-economic-zone-name_page.html (574 words)

	Welsh Republican Comment
		Meibion Glyndwr - named after 15th Century rebel leader Owain Glyndwr - said in 1989 that "every (Saxson) settler's (holiday home)" was a target for their campaign.
		In this 'cywydd', Sycharth hall and grounds are described in visual detail and the Glyndwr family are described and portrayed as kind and generous hosts to both rich and poor alike.
		Glyndwr's brother Tudur was killed and his son Gruffydd was taken prisoner.
	groups.msn.com /WelshRepublicanComment/glyndwr.msnw (1884 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| North East Wales \| £100,000 for Glyndwr monument
		Glyndwr is one of the key figures in Welsh history and last year widescale celebrations were held for the 600th anniversary of his crowning as the first of Prince of Wales at Machynlleth in Powys.
		Glyndwr took his name from the Dee Valley in which Corwen is situated, and legend has it he once threw a dagger which struck the town church's porch way so hard it left an impression.
		He said Owain Glyndwr was a symbol not just for Welsh history, but for British history as well.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/wales/north_east/4532771.stm (457 words)

	The Owain Glyndwr Society
		It was formed with the intention of marking the six hundredth anniversary of Owain Glyndwr's revolt in September 1400.
		On September 16th 2000, the exact anniversary, the memorial was unveiled in Machynlleth, the town where Glyndwr held his Parliament.
		Membership is open to anyone interested in the history of Wales and, in particular, of Owain Glyndwr.
	www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk (399 words)

	Sacred Places of Wales: Machynlleth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It was here that he concluded his alliance with the French king, and it was here that he revived the ancient dreams of his people, those of the Arthurian tradition first written about by Geoffrey of Monmouth that the Welsh people had nurtured in their hearts ever since.
		&[Glyndwr] almost destroyed the King and his armies, by magic as it was thought, for from the time they entered Wales to the time they left, never did a gentle air breathe on them, but throughout whole days and nights, rain mixed with snow and hail afflicted them with cold beyond endurance.
		According to an anonymous writer in l4l5," Very many say that he [Owain Glyndwr] died; the seers say that he did not." (Annals of Owain Glyndwr) There has been much speculation as to his fate and much guessing as to where he ended his final days and was laid to rest.
	www.britannia.com /wales/sacred/sac13.html (1003 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Memorial to Glyndwr's daughter
		A memorial statue to the daughter of Welsh legend Owain Glyndwr is due to be unveiled in London later this year.
		Calls were made last autumn on the 600th anniversary of Owain Glyndwr for a Glyndwr Day bank holiday on 16 September.
		Glyndwr, who was proclaimed Prince of Wales on September 16, 1400 after rebelling against English rule, is a key figure in Welsh history and was the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/1277365.stm (292 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Police take fresh look at Sons of Glyndwr
		They were widely derided for being the "Postman Pats" of international terrorism, but the Welsh nationalists' prolific firebombing campaign of holiday cottages begun at the end of the 1970s caused havoc in the rural idyll of the Lleyn peninsula.
		During the height of their campaign members of Meibion Glyndwr struck at more than 200 homes, caravans and cars in Wales, in protest against rural homes being sold as holiday cottages to people from England.
		The Meibion Glyndwr activists were named after Owain Glyndwr, the Welsh landowner who began a rebellion against the crown and the occupying English in 1400.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1166667,00.html (838 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Mid Wales \| Glyndwr's burial mystery 'solved'
		Glyndwr's burial site has been shrouded in mystery for centuries.
		In The Mystery of Jack of Kent and the Fate and Owain Glyndwr, Mr Gibbon claims Glyndwr's body was moved from Herefordshire, where he died, to the Welsh village - which has a population of 500.
		It is exactly 600 years since Glyndwr was crowned Prince of Wales in Machynlleth - where he had his parliament.
	newsvote.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/mid/3982755.stm (695 words)

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