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The medieval era is full of mysterious events, occurrences, and places, with sometimes even entire kingdoms becoming entirely shrouded in the unknown.
We will be examining one of these kingdoms today, Pengwern, whose impact on both the history of Wales and the history of England has seemingly only been slight, with this Welsh kingdom's base on the Wrekin in Shropshire, its only known king, Cynddylan, seems to have succeeded in only antagonising his English neighbours of Mercia and Northumbria.
However, the fascinating Welsh history of this realm has largely eluded us for the past 1000 years, and today I'd like to present that to you, so we can see how Welsh history and English history can collide to create a both a fascinating story, and a tragedy of a kingdom erased from medieval history.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Amwythig
4:26 Caught in the Web
10:27 Pengwern Ablaze
13:19 The City of Virocon
17:18 Know Your Enemy
20:48 Powys
24:01 The Cornovii
26:54 The Usurper
32:00 Pengwern

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Music by © Chris Zabriskie CC BYSA 4.0
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Images, in order of appearance:
Llys Rhosyr Chris Andrews, CC BYSA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Cross at Heavenfield David Dixon, CC BYSA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All other images are public domain, sourced from the National Library of Wales, the Yale Center for British Art, the British Library, and the Rijksmuseum