he ged , ▁fought ▁a ▁blo ody ▁battle ▁nearby ▁( G w yd ir ▁might ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁g wa ed ▁d ŭ r ▁– ▁the ▁blo ody ▁land ) ▁and ▁later ▁when ▁the ▁Kingdom s ▁of ▁G w yn ed d ▁and ▁De he ub arth ▁fought ▁a ▁major ▁battle ▁near ▁L lan rw st ▁in ▁AD ▁ 9 5 4 ▁. ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁kn ight ▁How ell ▁ap ▁Co et mor , ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁H undred ▁Years ' ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁long bow men ▁under ▁Edward , ▁the ▁Black ▁Prince ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Po it iers ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 6 ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁man or ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁onto ▁support ▁the ▁rising ▁led ▁by ▁ ▁O w ain ▁G ly nd <0xC5> <0xB5> r . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁G w yd ir ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁powerful ▁W yn n ▁family ▁who ▁were ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁G w yn ed d . ▁The ▁W yn ns ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁families ▁of ▁north ▁Wales ▁during ▁the ▁T ud or ▁and ▁Stuart ▁periods . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Wars ▁of ▁the ▁Ros es , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁Mer ed ith ▁ap ▁I e uan ▁ap ▁Robert , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁W yn n ▁dynast y . ▁The