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	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: A Unified People
		The first leader of importance to emerge among the Welsh was the warrior king Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great).
		Unfortunately for the future of an independent Wales, Rhodri Mawr's death in 878 was followed by a period of internal strife, and the alliance of his sons with Alfred led to Wales' dependence upon the English king for protection.
		Rhodri was killed in battle fighting an English army; it was left to his grandson, Hywel Dda (Howell the Good, right) to re-establish some sort of predominance among the various petty kingdoms of Wales by wisely keeping the peace with his English neighbors through a policy of conciliation.
	www.britannia.com /wales/whist3.html (529 words)

	Rhodri ap Merfyn (Rhodri Mawr) / 100 Welsh Heroes / 100 Arwyr Cymru
		The son of Merfyn Frych, Rhodri inherited the principality of Gwynedd on his father"s death in 844, and Powys from his uncle.
		Anglesey bore the brunt of the attacks, and it was there in 856 that Rhodri won his great victory over Horn, the leader of the Danes.
		Rhodri’s grandson Hywel Dda built on the foundations he had laid, creating the kingdom of Deheubarth.
	www.100welshheroes.com /en/biography/rhodrimawr (299 words)

	Rhodri the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rhodri the Great (in Welsh, Rhodri Mawr; occasionally in English, Roderick the Great) (c.
		Rhodri faced pressure both from the English and increasingly from the Danes, who were recorded as ravaging Anglesey in 854.
		When his son, Anarawd ap Rhodri won a victory over the Mercians a few years later, it was hailed in the annals as "God's vengeance for Rhodri".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhodri_the_Great (363 words)

	BBC - Wales - X-Ray - Rhodri Owen
		Rhodri, the newest recruit to X-Ray has a wealth of experience in fighting for other people's rights, but that doesn't mean he's never been stitched up himself.
		Rhodri, 32, (originally from Gower and married to ITV Wales newsreader Lucy Owen), is known for getting results for viewers on programmes including Hard Cash, 4 x 4 and CBBC's Short Change.
		Rhodri was born and raised in Three Crosses, Gower, Swansea.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/x-ray/profiles/rhodriowen.shtml (415 words)

	Durgan
		Urban ap Gratian is the 53rd great grandfather of Theodore Leland Durgan.
		Constantine The Great is the 33rd great grandfather of Theodore Leland Durgan.
		* Rhodri Mawr The Great was born in 800 in Caer Seiont, Wales
	theodore.l.durgan.home.att.net /d23.htm (1128 words)

	Historical Narrative
		RHODRI MAWR (Rhodri the Great; est b.820 — d.878) succeeded his father MERFYN as king of Gwynedd at a relatively peaceful time when the neighboring kingdom of Mercia was distracted from Wales by pressure from another English tribe, so that he had time to consolidate his kingdom.
		RHODRI was also renowned for the cultural level of his court and that of his sons.
		RHODRI MAWR had unified the greater part of Wales, and his two sons who shared the rule founded medieval dynasties, ANARAWD of the house of Aberffraw in the north of Wales, and CADELL of the house of Dinefwr in the south.
	www.leigh.org /genealogy/prichardancestry/prichardhistorical1.htm (5263 words)

	Rhodri the Great - Uncyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Great Rhodri (born September 29, 1339) is a French King and the second, eleventh and current King of Wales.
		Rhodri like all dead welsh kings enjoys the sport of bestiality, and is often seen with his sheep in the grounds of Cardiff castle, his current wife the Inflated Queen Morgan is never seen in public.
		Rhodri is seen to be talking in english, however under his rule all work done by the Welsh government has been translated into French
	uncyclopedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Rhodri_the_Great (475 words)

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		Alfred the Great succeeds as king of Wessex after Ethelred's death.
		After the battle at Wilton, peace is made, with the Danes and Alfred each governing part of England.
		Rhodri the Great inherits Seisyllwig[?], thus uniting most of Wales under his rule
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/87/871.html (140 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Wales: Royals Families of Wales
		Rhodri, son of Merfyn Frych, became King of Gwynedd in 844, following the death of his father; of Powys following the death of his uncle in 855; and of Seisyllwg (including Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi) following the death of his brother-in-law in 872.
		Gwynfor Evans cites Nora Chadwick, calling Rhodri "the greatest of all the kings of Wales." His success was mainly due to his creation of a consciousness in the Welsh-speaking people of Britain that they could act together as one.
		Rhodri was killed in 878 fighting against the English of Mercia.
	www.britannia.com /wales/fam1.html (1696 words)

	Rhodri Mawr
		Unfortunately, the entire evidence relating to the life of Rhodri consists of a few sentences; yet he must have made a deep impression upon the Welsh, for in later centuries being of the line of Rhodri was a primary qualification for their rulers.
		Anglesey bore the brunt of the attacks, and it was there in 856 that Rhodri won his great victory over Horn, the leader of the Danes, much to the delight of the Irish and the Franks.
		Genealogy of Rhodri and the rulers of Gwynedd
	www.castlewales.com /rhodri.html (475 words)

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		Caswallon's Great Grandson was Caradoc (Caratacus) who valiantly tried to do what his ancestor had done but the Romans were able to take advantage of the many divisions among the British Tribes and eventually the conquest of Britain was achieved.
		One of His Great Grandsons was Maelgwyn Gwynedd who Fathered a Saint two Kings and a Queen, Gildas did not think much of Maelgwyn and described him as a fallen monk among other things.
		Rhodri kept the Danes at bay whilst England was overrun and as a result he is much better known as Rhodri Mawr (The Great).
	www.rhodriapdafydd.ukonline.co.uk /page2.html (892 words)

	United Wales
		In the latter half of the ninth century, the danger presented by the terrifying sight of the Viking ships and their fierce crews did, however, produce some benefits to Wales, for there, as in England, was the need for some kind of political unity under strong leaders to defend their own property.
		While the English kingdoms eventually united under Alfred the Great in the face of the threat and complete surrender to the Kingdom of the Danes, similar unity took place in Wales, although its result was not as firmly established nor secure.
		Rhodri was killed in battle fighting an English incursion into his lands, and it was his grandson, Hywel Dda (Howell the Good) who re-establish some sort of unity among the various petty kingdoms of Wales.
	www.rootsweb.com /~swlmcc/maerdy/welshhistory/h04.html (855 words)

	Family tree
		It was in the year 616, and the Battle of Chester, that the Celts were divided, and Wales, though still a group of kingdoms, came to be a distinct nation.
		Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), was the first great Welsh warrior/leader.
		The distinguished Welsh family name of Preece emerged in Carmarthen where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated as Lords of the manor and estates in that shire.
	www.preecefamily.com /surname.htm (843 words)

	Early Medieval Wales
		Some success was achieved against the raiders by Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), ruler of Gwynedd, who won a victory over the Danish in 856 but was eventually forced into exile in Ireland.
		Indeed, perhaps the most notable signs are those upon the style of decoration used on the great crosses of the 10th and 11th centuries, like those at Carew (right) and Nevern.
		The unity established by Rhodri Mawr in the 9th century was to prove short-lived.
	www.castlewales.com /medwales.html (1094 words)

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		Rhodri returned following year to Gwynedd to face attack from Ceolwulf II of Mercia, now a vassal for the Danes.
		Rhodri must have had high level of strategic skills, command and support and loyalty to have sustained a successful kingdom for so many years.
		Chroniclers of his generation hailed Rhodri ap Merfyn as Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), a distinction bestowed upon two other rulers in the same century - Charles the Great (Charlemagne, died 814) and Alfred the Great (died 899).
	www.packrat-pro.com /man.htm (2209 words)

	FIFTEENTH GENERATION
		Rhodri annexed it to Gwynedd, and the territory became part of the frontier between England and Wales, constantly changing hands, until about 1075 when it again became an independent kingdom.
		He was also known as Rhodri the Great.
		By the end of his reign in 878, Rhodri ruled the greater part of Wales -- the most united it had been since Maelgwyn.
	prometheusli.com /genealogy/Wales/d13442.htm (550 words)

	Regia Anglorum - The Cymry
		It was also possible for one king to rule more than one kingdom (from the ninth century until 1063 the kings of Gwynedd also ruled Powys), or for conquered kingdoms to be divided between a king's sons.
		On the death of Rhodri Mawr (or Rhodri the Great\Large), in 878AD his son Anarwd retained his father's kingdoms of Gwynedd and Powys, while his son Cadell ruled the newly conquered kingdom of Dyfed.
		This must be partly due to the harshness of the climate and the poor quality of most of the land, which created a great demand for labour.
	www.regia.org /welsh1.htm (1416 words)

	All Abbey Ancestors - pafg51 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Rhodri "Mawr" ap Merfyn King of Wales [Parents] was born about 789 in Caer Seiont, C., Wales.
		Rhodri married Angharad Verch Meurig on WFT Est.
		Charlemagne (Charles the Great) and Alfred the Great.
	www.soft-light.com /abbeyall/pafg51.htm (679 words)

	Welsh History - The Beginnings of a Nation - free Suite101.com course
		In the latter half of the ninth century, the danger presented by the terrifying sight of the long, high-prowed Viking ships did produce an enormous benefit to Wales where the need arose for political unity under strong leaders to defend their own property and that of the Church.
		In 855 A.D., through skilful alliances and practical marriages, the warrior king Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great) became king of Powys as well as much of the rest of Wales.
		Unfortunately for the future of an independent Wales, Rhodri Mawr’s death in 878 A.D. was followed by a period of internal strife, and the alliance of his sons with Alfred led to Wales's dependence upon the English king for protection.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/17851/1217/4 (311 words)

	journey through mysterious wales, learn its history, places of battle, its holy sites, castles and ghosts
		Rhodri ap Merfyn became King Gwynedd in 844, and at the time of his death in 877, had united most of Wales.
		Rhodri restricted Danish occupation of Wales by killing the Viking leader Horme, although a few trading posts and ports remained, Norse names include Llandudno (the Great Orme), and Swansea (Sweyn`sEy).
		The only Welsh ruler to unite the ancient kingdoms of Wales was Gruffudd ap Llewelyn, He defeated an army of Mercians and secured his borders by creating an alliance with English rulers, bringing peace to Wales for a quarter of a century.
	www.geocities.com /mysteriesofwales/history.html (1012 words)

	PlanetPapers - Welsh History
		Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), ruler of Gwynedd, had some success fighting off these terrible invaders, but was ultimately forced into exile in Ireland (McDowall, 1989, pp.
		Although Rhodri Mawr did manage to create some unity in the 9th century, it was to prove short-lived.
		Although his laws long outlived his death, the unity brought about by Hywel Dda (Howell the Good), the grandson of Rhodri Mawr, was too delicate to remain after his death.
	www.planetpapers.com /Assets/2780.php (1010 words)

	Rhodri "Roderic" "the Great" MAWR "King of All Wales"
		Rhodri "Roderic" "the Great" MAWR "King of All Wales"
		[GREATx35 GRANDFATHER]+ [A] In the time of Roderic The Great (Rhodri Mawr), 850 AD, the whole of Wales was united under one rule, but at his death in 877, was divided between his sons into three principalities best known as North Wales, South Wales, and Powys.
		In the time of Roderic The Great (Rhodri Mawr), 850 AD, the whole of Wales was united under one rule, but at his death in 877, was divided between his sons into three principalities best known as North Wales, South Wales, and Powys.
	homepage.mac.com /james_keller/PS75/PS75_221.HTML (301 words)

	Gwyddon of Wales - Dynion Mwyn - Welsh witchcraft
		These great secrets, secrets of the soul and of destiny, are only apparent in the open light, not in the illusionary world of Ye Olde English Wiccen.
		European explorers during the great age of discovery found similarities of belief among primitive tribes who were so cut off from the world that they were unaware of the people on the next island.
		Their chief deities are reducible to two, a great father and a great mother, Hu and Donn, distinguished by similar characteristics as those of Osiris and Isis, Bacchus and Ceres, or other supreme gods and goddesses representing the two principles of all being.
	www.tylwythteg.com /dynionmwyn/gwyddon.html (12973 words)

	Timeline of British History - Uncyclopedia
		1369 - Rhodri the Great was born, and there was much controversy.
		1760 - Rhodri the Great was seen singing Rhodri is here again on a harpsichord, and there was much controversy.
		2002 - Rhodri the Great became the 87th and current king of Wales, and there was still further controversy.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_British_History (1178 words)

	Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Norse Raids and Settlement in Wales
		To bring this about, a great confederation of the Scandinavians of Dublin, the Irish, the people of Anglesey, Scotland, Cornwall and Strathclyde shall join the Welsh to deliver the Cymry from their Saxon foes.
		Robert of Rhuddlan was awakened from a nap in his castle of Deganwy and told that the Norse raiders were taking the cattle from the fields and enslaving women and children.
		It is widely accepted that a colony of Scandinavians settled on both sides of the great fjord of Milford Haven in South Pembrokeshire.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /welsh.shtml (7851 words)

	Hywel Dda, the Good
		Cadell was one of the sons of Rhodri the Great, and his inheritance was the southern part of his father’s principality, namely Seisyllwg (Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi).
		Like his grandfather, Rhodri the Great, Hywel was given an epithet by a later generation.
		In 918 he, Clydog his brother, and Idwal Foel did homage to Edward, son of Alfred the Great, and about 926 he and Owain of Gwent journeyed to Hereford to acknowledge the overlordship of Athelstan.
	members.aol.com /Skyewrites/hywel1.html (1009 words)

	CHRISTOPHER WARE
		Christopher was born in c1538, and it was only a generation earlier, in 1492, that Christopher Columbus, a Genoese sea captain, sailed westward from Spain, seeking a shorter route to Asia (until he died in 1506, Columbus believed he had reached Asia).
		The latter of who had a great friendship for him, and by his last will and testament wrote, "as a testimony of my affection and love bequeathed to my worthy friend, Sir James Ware, a gelding of his own breed".
		He died at his house in Dublin, on 12/27/1666, and was buried in a vault beneath the St. Werburgh’s Church in Dublin.
	members.cox.net /wdegidio/ware/WaresofIreland.htm (3345 words)

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