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 who in Wales have borne witness to the relations of man to God, for the moral ennoblement of Wales, for Cymru Lan; those who have striven to interpret nature and the relations of man to nature, the creators of Celf Cymru, and those who have pondered over the outlook for the social well-being of man, of the relation of man to man, the bearers of Neges Cymru.

Foremost among those who have striven for Cymru yn Un are Hywel Dda, Llewelyn ap lorwerth, Llywelyn ein Llyw ola', and Owen Glyndwr. In the midst of ages of unrest, cruelty and bloodshed, the 35 years reign of Hywel Dda (913—948) stands out clearly as one of peace and progress. He was a ruler of great capacity and of singular breadth of mind. In 926, he summoned a great Parliament at Ty Gwyn ar Daf to consider, compare and codify the laws of Wales. He summoned six from each Commot throughout Wales, four learned laymen and two clergy. He thus anticipated by well- nigh three and a half centuries the assembly of a representative Parliament in England.