Llywelyn seemed to be unable to avoid conflict with the Crown. Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, the grandson of the famed Owain Gwynedd, was born at the old Dolwyddelan castle in about 1173. By 1200 ...

His mother, Elen Ferch Tomas Ap Llywelyn of Deheubarth, was also of noble blood. It is thought that his father died sometime before Owain was 11 years old, and the young prince was fostered to the ...