• The Christmas Massacre at Abergavenny

  • Dec 22 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
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The Christmas Massacre at Abergavenny

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  • Happy holidays, APHOUT fans! Join Kelli as she goes over a Welsh Christmas Day Massacre! In 1175, William de Braose committed a massacre against some rival families in Gwent, southeast Wales.

    De Braose, a Norman who was given control of Abergavenny Castle after his uncle Henry Fitzmiles was killed, decided to seek retribution against the man responsible - Seisyll ap Dyfnwal. Seisyll, his son, and many of his men, came to have a peaceful Christmas dinner at de Braose's Abergavenny keep. Once inside, de Braose locked the doors and slaughtered them all - a scene that no doubt inspired Game of Thrones' Red Wedding.

    De Braose then went out to slaughter the rest of Seisyll's family, including his wife and 7-year-old son Cadwalladr.

    He got vengeance for his Uncle's death, but worsened tensions between the Welsh noble families and the invading Normans.

    So let's take a look at this story and place it in historical context - what was this massacre really about?

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