Study Questions from Chapter Two of “Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd : Student-Teacher edition.”

886 CE map showing Dehubarth (light green) in central Wales. Gwenllian’s native homeland, Gwynedd, is the dark orange kingdom in the northwest.

Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd is the national heroine of Wales. In a time where women rarely led armies, she ably defended her central Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth with her husband Gruffydd ap Rhys for over 20 years. For this, she is often called the “Welsh Maid Marion.”

Here are the study questions that follow and relate to chapter two of “Gw...