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250: 128:) remained under the rule of local Welsh lords, who paid homage to the powerful Norman lords but still retained a degree of independence, which they were very ready to defend. 291: 95:. But our knowledge of the early history of the kingdom is very uncertain, being mainly sourced from medieval documents and traditional pedigrees. 232: 120:
After the Norman conquest of South Wales, the southern parts of Penychen, on the Bristol Channel, came under the direct rule of the Norman
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Pawl's brother Gwynllyw was the ruler of Gwynllwg and upon his death it is said that the cantref passed to his son
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In the Middle Ages Penychen contained two important ecclesiastical centres: the episcopal seat of Llandaf, and
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Pawl was the ruler of Penychen and on his death (c.540 AD) passed the cantref on to his nephew.
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and their descendants, but the rest (the commotes of Rhondda Valley and
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he had no heirs, and both cantrefi fell under the control of
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51°33′36″N 3°24′32″W / 51.560°N 3.409°W / 51.560; -3.409
early medieval
Wales
cantref
Morgannwg
Glywysing
Gwynllwg
Gorfynydd
Glywys
Pawl
Gwynllyw
Mechwyn
Cadoc
Saxons
Meureg
Gwent
Marcher Lords
Miskin
Llancarfan
clas
Caradoc of Llancarfan
Senghenydd
South Wales
county borough
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff
"EBK: King Pawl Penychen of Penychen"
John Davies
Nigel Jenkins

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