Owain Glyndŵr were leaving their studies to join Owain, and Welsh labourers and craftsmen were abandoning their employers in England and returning to Wales. Owain could also draw on Welsh troops seasoned by the English campaigns in France and Scotland. Hundreds of Welsh archers and experienced men-at-arms left English service to join the rebellion. In 1404, Owain held court at Harlech and appointed Gruffydd Young as his Chancellor. Soon afterwards, he called his first Parliament (or or "gathering") of all Wales at Machynlleth, where he was crowned Prince of Wales and announced his national programme. He declared his vision of an independent
Welsh chronicles semi-legendary or semi-historical material, which however cannot be substantiated as historical with any certainty. "Brut y Brenhinedd" is the title given to Middle Welsh versions of Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae". "Brut y Tywysogion" is a continuation of "Historia Regum Britanniae", covering the period of 682 to 1332. The "Brenhinoedd y Saeson" survives in 14th-century manuscripts and covers events from 682 to 1282. The "Annals of Owain Glyndwr" give an account of the Glyndŵr Rising, covering the period of 1400 to 1422. Welsh chronicles A number of medieval chronicles of the history of Wales survive, notably the 9th century