Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan,

On October 9th 1401 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan, was gruesomely executed for thwarting the efforts of King Henry IV’s forces to capture Owain Glyndwr.

Owain Glyndwr, had rebelled against English rule and declared himself Princ...e of Wales in 1400. Then in the summer of 1401, on the slopes of Pumlumon, Glyndwr had crushed Henry IV’s army. In reprisal Henry sent a force into Wales to find Glyndwr and they tracked him down to Llandovery. Henry, accompanied by his son (the future Henry V) followed with a huge army and on arriving in Llandovery, looked for local help in locating Glyndwr. Local landowner, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan volunteered to help, however the 60-year-old Llywelyn, who had two sons in Glyndwr’s army, had no intetions of betraying Glyndwr. For weeks he led the king and his forces on a wild goose chase through the uplands of Deheubarth, which allowed Glyndwr and his men time to make their escape.

The king’s patience became taxed and he began to see that Llywelyn was not taking them to their man. Angrily, Henry ordered that Llywelyn be dragged through the town of Llandovery and there, be executed in the town square, infront of the castle gates. Firstly Llywelyn's stomach was cut out and cooked in front of him. Then, he was hanged, drawn and quartered, with his remains sent to other Welsh towns to deter them from opposing the king. However, Glyndwr remained uncaptured and was never betrayed.

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