Arwystli
Arwystli was a historic kingdom and Cantref in Wales .
geography
The area was on the upper reaches of the Severn in central Wales. It was bordered by Powys to the east and Gwynedd to the northwest . It was separated from Deheubarth to the south by the Pumlumon Range . In the Middle Ages, the area consisted largely of barren moorland and was divided into the two commotes Arwystli Iscoed and Arwystly Uwchcoed .
history
Arwystli was controversial for centuries between the adjacent Powys and Gwynedd kingdoms. The first known ruler was Trahern ap Caradog , who probably came from a branch of the Powys kings. He was ruler of Arwystli and Cydewain and, as the successor to his cousin Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, was also King of Gwynedd in 1075. However, in 1081 he was killed in the Battle of Mynydd Carn . It is believed that Arwystli was conquered from Shrewsbury by the Norman Earl Roger de Montgomerie after his death . The Norman Robert of Rhuddlan , who had conquered north-east Wales, also made claims to the area. Probably after the fall of Robert of Bellême , the Earl of Shrewsbury, Arwystli fell in 1102 to Llywarch ap Trahern , one of the sons of Trahern ap Caradog.
Similar to Powys at the beginning of the 12th century, after the death of Llywarch ap Trahaern around 1130, a cruel power struggle took place within the royal family, in which at least nine male members of the family were murdered or emasculated and blinded . In the power struggle, Hywel ab Ieuaf , a great-grandson of Trahern ap Caradog, was finally able to prevail. He referred to himself as king around 1143, but eventually he had to recognize the supremacy of Powys. Like Madog ap Maredudd von Powys, he supported the English King Henry II in 1157 in his campaign against Gwynedd . He remained ruler of Arwystli until 1185. He was followed by his son Owain o'r Brithdir, after his death in 1197 Arwystli was occupied by Powys Wenwynwyn .
After that, Arwystli shared the fate of Powys Wenwynwyn and like this was repeatedly and for years occupied by Gwynedd. From 1278 it came due Arwystli between Llywelyn ap Gruffudd , Prince of Wales and Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn of Powys Wenwynwyn again to battle, eventually with the reason for the final I. conquest of Wales by King Edward was. After the English conquest, Arwystli remained part of Powys Wenwynwyn, the later Powys barony, which became part of the county of Montgomeryshire in 1536 .
literature
- Anthony D. Carr: A Debatable Land - Arwystli in the Middle Ages . In: Montgomoryshire Collections 80 (1992), pp. 39-54
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancient Wales studies: Darell Wolcott - Trahaern ap Caradog of Arwystli. Retrieved September 8, 2014 .
- ^ CP Lewis: Anglo-Norman studies XXX - proceedings of the Battle Conference 2007 . Boydell, Woodbridge 2008. ISBN 978-1-84383-379-6 , p. 140