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 | | Instead Rhun amassed a huge army, perhaps the largest since the legendary King Arthur, and marched from Wales through what is now Lancashire to York, probably in the 560's. |
 | | Perhaps believing that he had made his point, but that his power base in Wales was not strong enough to take full control of the territory, he made peace with the King of York (Peredur), married his cousin Perwyr, and returned to Gwynedd. |
 | | While this campaign lasted a year and passed into Welsh legend, nothing is heard of Rhun for the next twenty years of his rule -- suggesting prosperity, a strong kingdom, and relative peace with it's neighbors. |
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