History of Gwynedd during the High Middle Ages controlled Ceredigion, taking Llanfihangel, Aberystwyth, and Llanbadarn Fawr. Liberating Llanbadarn, one local chronicler hailed Owain and Cadwaladr both as "bold lions, virtuous, fearless and wise, who guard the churches and their indwellers, defenders of the poor [who] overcome their enemies, affording a safest retreat to all those who seek their protection". The brothers restored the Welsh monks of Llanbadarn, who had been displaced by monks from Gloucester brought there by the Normans who had controlled Ceredigion. By late September 1136 a vast Welsh host gathered in Ceredigion, which included the combined forces of Gwynedd, Deheubarth, and Powys; and met the
Welsh independence Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan and the two Welsh-speaking heartlands, Gwynedd and Ceredigion. A poll commissioned by YesCymru in May 2017 found of the major political parties in Wales that Labour voters and Plaid Cymru voters, as well as those aged 18-49, were most likely to vote for independence, while UKIP and Conservative voters were least likely. It also found that 2/3 of Plaid Cymru voters favoured independence, and that Welsh speakers were twice as likely to favour independence. Welsh independence Welsh independence () is a political ideal advocated by some political parties, advocacy groups, and people in Wales that