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Gwent's existence as a separate kingdom again temporarily ended when Gruffydd ap Llywelyn won control of the area and Morgannŵg in 1055, so extending his rule over the whole of Wales. In 1056 Gruffyd ap Llywelyn campaigned from the vicinity of Monmouth with an army of Welsh, Saxons and Danes to defeat Ralph , Earl of Hereford , ravaging the ...
With Gwent increasingly overrun by the Norman conquest of Wales, the last native King of Morgannwyg and Glywysing was Iestyn ap Gwrgan (1081–1090), who was subsequently deposed by Robert Fitzhamon. Iestyn's sons became Lords of Afan , while Owain ap Caradog ap Gruffudd contented himself with Gwynllwg and founded the line of the Lords of ...
Kingdom of Gwent, a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later; Gwent (preserved county), a preserved county in Wales; Gwent (former administrative county), a Welsh local authority between 1974 and 1996 The operational area of Gwent ...
The boundaries and names of Welsh kingdoms varied over time in the early medieval period. [3] In the seventh century, south-east Wales was a single kingdom called Gwent, but historians of Wales do not agree on the situation in the ninth century, when some kings made grants in locations across the territory, while others were confined to the eastern part.
The boundaries and names of Welsh kingdoms varied over time in the early medieval period. [8] In the seventh century, south-east Wales was a single kingdom called Gwent, but by the ninth century it had been divided between Glywysing (later Morgannwg and Glamorgan [8]) in the west and Gwent in the east, with the king of Glywysing having the higher status. [9]
The Red Cantref) was an area associated with the ancient kingdoms of Ergyng, Gwent and the later Kingdom of Glamorgan. Cantref Coch is linked with the modern Forest of Dean and is defined as the land between the River Severn and the River Wye , with the Severn Sea as its southern border although its northern border is less certain.
Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales. A county of Gwent was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 ; it was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent .
The Kingdom of Morgannwg was formed by the merging of the two Kingdoms of Morgannwg and Gwent. At times, the kingdoms were separate and independent. Ithel ab Athrwys ab Meurig (c. 650) [92] Owain, King of Morgannwg (c. 930) [98] Morgan Hen ab Owain (d. 974) [98] [99] Owain ap Morgan Hen (c. 974) [27]