Owain Glyndŵr is one of the most important figures in Welsh history. This examination of the traditions which have developed about the location of his death and where he might have been buried rigorously assesses claims, based on evidence in manuscripts and on the ground.
Astudiaeth o'r traddodiadau a ddatblygodd ynghylch dyddiau olaf Owain Glyndŵr, lleoliad ei farwolaeth a mannau posib ei gladdu. Edrychir o'r newydd ar yr honiadau, gan seilio'r ymdriniaeth ar ymchwil mewn llawysgrifau ac ar lawr gwlad.
Contents
Preface
PART I: THE BACKGROUND
1. The course of the Glyndŵr revolt
2. ‘A fair nestful of chieftains’
3. The ‘History of Owain Glyndŵr’
4. The death of Owain Glyndŵr
PART II: HEREFORDSHIRE
1. Herefordshire: general
2. Croft Castle
3. Lawton’s Hope
4. Kentchurch Court
5. Monnington-on-Wye
6. Monnington Straddle
7. Haywood Forest
8. The Vern
9. Kimbolton
10. Herefordshire: summary
PART III: WALES
1. Wales: general
2. Unlikely death and burial places
3. Maelienydd
4. Wales: summary
PART IV: PROPHECY
1. ‘A great many say he died; the seers say he did not’
APPENDIX: The Kentchurch Court painting
(i) ‘The Face of Owain Glyndŵr’: the case of the misplaced wart
