Norman conquest of south-west Wales

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The Norman conquest of south-west Wales was the late 11th- and 12th-century expansion of Norman rule into the Welsh territories of Dyfed and surrounding regions, marked by castle-building, colonization, and the establishment of marcher lordships such as those centered on Pembroke.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman expansion ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
carriedOutBy Anglo-Norman knights ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Normans

Norman barons ⓘ
characterizedBy castle-building ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
settlement of Flemish and Norman colonists ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
endTime 12th century ⓘ
follows Norman conquest of England ⓘ
hasCause Norman expansionist policy ⓘ
hasEffect colonization by Norman settlers ⓘ
construction of castles in south-west Wales ⓘ
establishment of marcher lordships ⓘ
integration of parts of south-west Wales into the Anglo-Norman realm ⓘ
introduction of feudal structures in south-west Wales ⓘ
reduction of Welsh political control in Dyfed ⓘ
hasLocation Ceredigion ⓘ
Deheubarth ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Dyfed

Dyfed ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ
south-west Wales ⓘ
linked to: West Wales
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegionAffected Ceredigion ⓘ
Deheubarth ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Dyfed

Dyfed ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ
involves marcher lordship of Cemaes ⓘ
marcher lordship of Narberth ⓘ
linked to: Marcher lordships

marcher lordship of Pembroke ⓘ
marcher lordship of St Davids ⓘ
languageContext Latin ⓘ
Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Normand

Welsh ⓘ
mainParticipants Marcher lords ⓘ
Normans ⓘ
Welsh princes of Deheubarth ⓘ
notableSite Cardigan ⓘ
Haverfordwest ⓘ
Pembroke Castle ⓘ
Tenby ⓘ
opposedBy Rhys ap Tewdwr ⓘ
Welsh rulers of Deheubarth ⓘ
partOf Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
Norman expansion into Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Marcher lordships ⓘ
Norman conquest of Glamorgan ⓘ
Norman conquest of Gwent ⓘ
startTime late 11th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pembroke Castle → associatedWith → Norman conquest of south-west Wales ⓘ
Swansea Castle → partOf → Norman defensive network in South Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Swansea Castle → builtAfter → Norman conquest of Gower ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Usk Castle → hasOrigin → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
The Summer of the Danes → featuresHistoricalContext → Welsh–Norman conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Brut y Tywysogion → mentions → Norman conquest of parts of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Arnulf de Montgomery → participantIn → Anglo-Norman colonisation of the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Norman conquest of south-west Wales → partOf → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Norman conquest of south-west Wales → relatedTo → Norman conquest of Glamorgan ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Norman conquest of south-west Wales → relatedTo → Norman conquest of Gwent ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Bailey Hill → associatedWith → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Richard de Granville → associatedWith → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Lords of Deheubarth → conflict → Norman invasion of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Carmarthen Castle → associatedWith → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Kingdom of Gwynedd → significantEvent → Norman invasion of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Mathrafal dynasty → conflict → Norman invasion of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Lordship of Pembroke → establishedUnder → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Bernard de Neufmarché → knownFor → Norman conquest of Brycheiniog ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
House of Dinefwr → involvedIn → Welsh–Norman conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
House of Dinefwr → declineCause → Norman conquest of parts of south Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Narberth Castle → associatedWith → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Lord of Glamorgan → createdBy → Norman conquest of Glamorgan ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
South Wales Marches → associatedWithEvent → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury → associatedWith → Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Cambro-Normans → descendedFrom → Norman settlers in Wales ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales
Kingdom of Brycheiniog → event → Norman conquest of Brycheiniog ⓘ
linked to: Norman conquest of south-west Wales