Llanfaes, Ynys Dryyll, North Wales, and Winchester, Wessex 835-838 AD
Llanfaes, Ynys Dryyll, North Wales, and Winchester, Wessex 835-838 ADKing Merfyn interrogated his veteran captain of the guards who had fought alongside the youths from Din-Gonwy on Ynys Seiriol. The seasoned warrior was fulsome in his praise, which astonished the ruler.
“To think, it was my impression that they were vainglorious braggarts. It seems I was wrong.”
By the king’s side, his son listened agog with curiosity and enthusiasm, his new sword nestling close to his thigh.
“Ay, Sire,” the captain confirmed, “they are both fearless warriors. Alun ap Drystan, in particular, wrought his fury on the Viking ranks, heedless of his safety, but none of the Northmen got near him with a blade. When we sealed the victory, h
