Hywel Dda
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Hywel ap Cadell, commonly known as Hywel Dda, which translates to Howel the Good in English, was a Welsh king who ruled the southern Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth and eventually came to rule most of Wal
Statue of Hywel Dda at City Hall, Cardiff
A Welsh text of the Laws of Hywel Dda from the 14th century
Imaginary portrait of Hywel Dda by Hugh Williams, 1909
Deheubarth
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Deheubarth was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd. It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheu
Hywel Dda
…died c.950), commonly known as Hywel Dda, which translates to Howel the Good in English, was a Welsh king who ruled the southern Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth and eventually came to rule most of Wales. He became the sole king of Seisyllwg in 920 and shortly thereafter established Deheubarth and proceeded to…
Medieval kingdoms of Wales
Dinefwr Castle, 1740