Owen Glendower

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Owen Glendower is a Welsh nobleman and mystic rebel leader in Shakespeare’s *Henry IV, Part 1*, portrayed as a charismatic but somewhat eccentric ally against King Henry IV.

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Owen Glendower canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
allyOf Edmund Mortimer
Henry Percy (Hotspur)
linked to: Henry Percy
appearsIn Henriad
Henry IV, Part 1
appearsInAct Act 3 of Henry IV, Part 1
linked to: Henry IV, Part 1
associatedWith Welsh rebellion
linked to: Glyndŵr Rising

prophecy
supernatural signs
basedOn Owain Glyndŵr
characterTrait charismatic
eccentric
mystical
contrastsWith Henry Percy (Hotspur)
linked to: Henry Percy
countryOfOrigin Wales
creator William Shakespeare
fatherInLawOf Edmund Mortimer
firstPerformanceWork Henry IV, Part 1
genre history play character
hasRelative daughter of Glendower
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryPeriod Elizabethan drama
occupation nobleman
rebel leader
opponentOf King Henry IV of England
portrayedAs Welsh patriot
magically inclined
setting Wales
speaksLanguage English (in the play)
workPublicationDate 1598–1599 (Henry IV, Part 1)

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Henry IV, Part 1 mainCharacter Owen Glendower
1 Henry IV featuresCharacter Owen Glendower