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Owain ap Gruffydd (c. 1354 – c. 1415), commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr or Glyn Dŵr (pronounced [ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr], anglicised as Owen Glendower), was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the Late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales.
Owain Glyndŵr /ˈoʊain ɡlɨ̞nˈduːr/, anglificado por William Shakespeare como Owen Glendower (1349 o 1359-1416) y coronado como Owain IV de Gales fue el último galés nativo que ostentó el título de Príncipe de Gales.
3 de ago. de 2009 · Owain Glyndwr was the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales. He was born in 1359 into a powerful family of the Anglo-Welsh nobility, during a time of...
Owain Glyn Dŵr was arguably the greatest Welshman of all time and is the Welsh Braveheart. His name has become a symbol of pride and freedom. He sacrificed everything for a dream of Wales as a nation, governing itself ith its own church, parliament and universities.
Owain Glyn Dŵr (born c. 1354—died c. 1416) was the self-proclaimed prince of Wales whose unsuccessful rebellion against England was the last major Welsh attempt to throw off English rule. He became a national hero upon the resurgence of Welsh nationalism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
In 1386 he appeared as witness in a notable case heard before a court of chivalry, a fact which suggests familiarity with heraldic and military lore. Otherwise his interests, as revealed by poets who frequented his homes at Carrog and Sycharth, were those of a normal Welsh gentleman or uchelwr.
Born in 1359, Owain Glyndŵr was a prominent Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title of Prince of Wales. He’s widely known for sparking a successful revolt against English rule in the early 15th century.
