The Revolt of Llywelyn Bren The Revolt of Llywelyn Bren The Revolt of Llywelyn Bren The Revolt of Llywelyn Bren Literacy Activity This resource was initially created as a pre-visit activity for your class to carry out before taking part in our medieval workshop ‘Local Lords: An Age of the Princes Enquiry’. However, it also functions as a classroom resource to help you embed the Numeracy and Literacy framework (especially in relation to Literacy Strand 2 – Reading across the curriculum, Element 2 – Responding to what has been read) into your Age of the Princes topic. The activity is relevant to the curricula for History, English, Art & design and ICT. We suggest that the class read the story of Llyewlyn Bren before discussing and listing the key events in the story. They can then work individually or in groups to storyboard those key events. Writing a narration as part of each story square will encourage them to comprehend the text and to write concisely. There is an example storyboard attached to the end of the story for pupil reference. These images have been created to assist the creative process and may provide the pupils with a good idea of where to begin. If your school has the facilities, you might like to create an animated version of the story. The following story is an abridged version of Llywelyn Bren’s rebellion in the marcher lordship of Glamorgan in the year 1316. Some artistic license has been used to help tell the story in a more imaginative way and some details have been omitted in effort to convey a more straightforward series of events for children to storyboard. An in depth, academic version of events is detailed in ‘Conquerors and Conquered in Medieval Wales’ Griffiths, Ralph. A (1994)
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The Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn Bren
Literacy Activity
This resource was initially created as a pre-visit activity for your class to carry out before taking part in our medieval workshop ‘Local Lords: An Age of the Princes Enquiry’. However, it also functions as a classroom resource to help you embed the Numeracy and Literacy framework (especially in relation to Literacy Strand 2 – Reading across the curriculum, Element 2 – Responding to what has been read) into your Age of the Princes topic. The activity is relevant to the curricula for History, English, Art & design and ICT.
We suggest that the class read the story of Llyewlyn Bren before discussing and listing the key events in the story. They can then work individually or in groups to storyboard those key events. Writing a narration as part of each story square will encourage them to comprehend the text and to write concisely. There is an example storyboard attached to the end of the story for pupil reference. These images have been created to assist the creative process and may provide the pupils with a good idea of where to begin. If your school has the facilities, you might like to create an animated version of the story.
The following story is an abridged version of Llywelyn Bren’s rebellion in the marcher lordship of Glamorgan in the year 1316. Some artistic license has been used to help tell the story in a more imaginative way and some details have been omitted in effort to convey a more straightforward series of events for children to storyboard. An in depth, academic version of events is detailed in ‘Conquerors and Conquered in Medieval Wales’ Griffiths, Ralph. A (1994)
The Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn BrenThe Revolt of Llywelyn Bren
Lord of SenghenyddLord of SenghenyddLord of SenghenyddLord of Senghenydd
The year was 1314 and the most powerful man in the land was Gilbert de
Clare. He was the Marcher Lord of Glamorgan and was very wealthy. From
his mighty castle at Caerphilly he was able to rule for as far as his eyes
could see.
Gilbert’s lands were so vast that he needed the Welsh Lords to help him
keep control of the county. His favourite and most trusted Lord was
Llywelyn
Bren, the Lord of Senghenydd. Between them they were able to bring
peace and prosperity to the land, but this was not to last…
One day in July, Gilbert and Llywelyn were enjoying a delicious feast at
Caerphilly castle when a letter arrived from King Edward II. Gilbert
opened it and looked steely faced.
He read the letter and said to Llywelyn “My friend, the King has asked me to
help lead an army against the Scottish. I must leave immediately. I ask you
to hold my lands and keep them safe until I return.”
Llywelyn looked at him and nodded, his mouth was too full of
food to speak.
Later that month Llywelyn was deep in prayer at his chapel. Was he asking
God for the safe return of his friend? Was he asking that the crops in the
fields grow tall enough for a good harvest?
He was kneeling in silent thought when the priest gently
tapped him on the shoulder. “My Lord” the priest said with his