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Battle of Llwchwr 1136

Battle of Llwchwr
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Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1136Wikidata P585 point in time
Century12th centuryderived
PeriodNorman & medievalderived
CountryWalesderived
War / conflictNorman Invasion of WalesWikidata
ParticipantsHywel ap Maredudd, Kingdom of BrycheiniogWikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Llwchwr (or Battle of Gower) was fought between Welsh and Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea on New Year's Day 1136.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.6570, -4.0102

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Llwchwr (revision 1370447841), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).

Further reading