▁ste ward ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Royal ▁cast les ▁in ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Active ▁in ▁fighting ▁with ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁O w ain ▁G ly nd <0xC5> <0xB5> r . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁A ▁Sc ud am ore ▁received ▁lands ▁all otted ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Norman ▁King , ▁William ▁the ▁Con quer or , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁after ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁Harold ▁God win son ▁in ▁ 1 0 6 6 . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁dem es ne ▁of ▁' San ct a ▁Ke yna ' ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁later ▁called ▁Ken ch irche , ▁which ▁evol ved ▁into ▁Kent ch urch . ▁The ▁Sc ud am ore ▁family ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁lines ▁over ▁the ▁gener ations ▁and ▁centuries , ▁one ▁line ▁based ▁at ▁Hol me ▁L acy ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁line ▁based ▁at ▁Kent ch urch . ▁ ▁The ▁Hol me ▁L acy ▁line ▁were ▁anti - Wel sh ▁and ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁rising ▁under ▁O w ain ▁G ly nd <0xC5> <0xB5> r . ▁The ▁Kent ch urch ▁line ▁were ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁gr iev ances , ▁possibly ▁because ▁their ▁ge ographical ▁location , ▁closer ▁to ▁Wales , ▁enabled ▁a ▁greater ▁understanding ▁and ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁culture ▁first ▁hand . ▁▁