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Title: Wales Through the Ages Quiz Post by: Kev on December 01, 2011, 06:09:37 PM 1. In Roman times, southeast Wales was inhabited by a warlike tribe called the Silurians. Tacitus described them as stubborn and valiant and in AD 52 they managed to defeat a Roman legion.
Eventually, however, the Romans overcame the Silurians and built one Britain's three legionary fortresses in their territory. Where was this fortress? 2. The first mention of this ruler was in the Welsh annals of 519. He was seen as a paragon of valour, and Welsh tradition portrays him as the great hero in the struggle against the Saxons. Who was he? 3. Llewelyn ap Iowerth (Llewelyn, son of Iowerth) managed to unify almost all of Wales under his rule. In 1218, advisors of the young Henry III recognised Llewelyn's virtual rule over Wales and his power remained intact until his death. What was the name given to Llewelyn? 4 .Although a few rulers such as Llewelyn almost managed to unify Wales for some time, this never lasted. Throughout the Middle Ages, Wales was beset by internal conflict. Which of these reasons is generally considered to be the greatest cause of this lack of unity? Title: Re: Wales Through the Ages Quiz Post by: Chef Geoff on December 01, 2011, 06:27:05 PM Caerleon
Arthur The Great You haven't given any reasons lol Title: Re: Wales Through the Ages Quiz Post by: Kev on December 01, 2011, 06:32:39 PM you are correct on the other 3 tho. ;D ;D ;D no i didnt sorry Chef give a reason.:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ The correct answer was Inheritance was spread equally among sons Whilst Norman rulers did their best to ensure that no Welsh leaders became powerful enough to challenge them, this was rarely necessary due to the Welsh custom of 'partibility'. 'Partibility' meant that all male children had an equal right to the inheritance of their father, including illegitimate children. Medieval Welsh history is a gruesome affair. Family trees are littered with cases of brothers killing brothers and cousins killing cousins. Castration and mutilation, particularly, blinding are also common amongst Welsh dynastic relatives. The mountainous land certainly contributed to a divided land but nothing did as much to perpetuate disunity as partibility. Title: Re: Wales Through the Ages Quiz Post by: nobby on December 01, 2011, 06:42:44 PM I got Caerleon and Arthur.....im getting better ;D
Title: Re: Wales Through the Ages Quiz Post by: waltonbasinman on December 01, 2011, 06:57:01 PM same as me Nobby without consulting me books :D
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