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Hywel Dda m. 950

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Introduction

Reign: 910-950

Kingdom: Southern region

His full name was Hywel ap Cadell

The only Welsh prince from the Middle Ages to have a coin minted in his honour. Made in Chester, it bears the name ‘Hywel Frenin’ (King).

Ivor Davies
Hywel Dda
2006
Oil on canvas
82 x 68cm
Photography: Marian Delyth