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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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