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 The deliberation and devotion with which he planned and executed this great task, his visit to Rome, his enquiry into the systems of law in Christendom, and the texts of the Codes of Gwynedd, Dyfed, and Gwent which have been handed down to us, are striking proofs of the splendid capacity of Hywel Dda. But at Ty Gwyn ar Daf there is neither column nor tablet nor statue to commemorate one of the most remarkable assemblies held in these islands or to show respect to the memory of one of the greatest Welshmen who ever lived and laboured for Welsh unity.

Three centuries later saw Llywelyn ap lorwerth, rightly named Llywelyn Fawr, by his genius, his personality, and his bravery, unite all Wales under his rule. For twenty years (1220—1240) he was Prince of all Wales. My friend and old fellow-student, Professor J. E. Lloyd, whose two lectures on Llywelyn ap lorwerth are the best contribution to an estimate of his work, says that he was the greatest Welshman who ever wielded princely authority. He was buried in the famous abbey of Aberconwy. His remains were removed