The Gogynfeirdd, the not so early poets, belonged to the period 1100 to 1300 and received the patronage of the Welsh princes. The Elegy of Gruffudd ab Yr Ynad Coch to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is ...

A map showing these kingdoms at the height of the medieval period is on our site about Welsh royalty. The Norman conquest of 1066 didn't impact on the majority of Wales for some years. William and ...