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77
Agricola, appointed Roman governor of Britain in AD 77, establishes Chester as a stronghold from which to control the Welsh tribes
c. 580
St David founds monasteries in Wales and makes his base at Mynyw, a place now known after him as St David's
c. 780
The Anglo-Saxons have a name for the Celts west of Offa's dyke -
wealas
or Welsh, meaning foreigners
878
Rhodri Mawr, or Rhodri the Great, is widely accepted as king of almost the whole of Wales
c. 1080
Norman earls are given territories on the marches of Wales, with the specific task of raiding their neighbours
1171
The English king, Henry II, acknowledges Rhys ap Gruffydd as the lord of south Wales
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