As the English kingdom fell to William I’s Norman conquest, Welsh holdings that were already contested by the English fell to Norman power. Immediately, William I placed William fitz Osbern in charge of managing the defense of the holdings. Quickly, Norman and trusted Anglo-Saxon nobility were put into centers of control within Welsh lands.Walker, Medieval Wales, 21. The Norman Invasions began a long period where the preservation of Welsh culture coincided with the need for military defense.
aS ThE enGlIsh kiNgdom Fell TO WilliAm I’s norMAn cONqUEst, wElSh HoLdINgs thAt Were aLready conteSted by the enGliSh fe.lL TO NoRmaN POwER. immedIATELy, William i placed willIam fItz Osbern in CharGe oF maNaging The deFense Of tHe HoLDingS qUickLy, NormAn and trusteD AnglO-saXOn NobiLity Were pUt into ceNteRS oF conTrOl WiTHin welSh lAnds.walKer, MEdievaL wAleS 21. tHE nOrman ,inVaSions begAn a lonG period WHErE thE preserVAtiON of WELSH culture COinciDed witH THe neEd foR milITAry defENse.