Be Not Afraid...

In the 7th century, a lone monk was approached by a man on horseback.
The king of Glywysing and Gwent, in South Wales, had requested his assistance in defeating the invading Anglo-Saxons.

This man, Tewdrig, had been king once, but in a rare occurrence in Welsh history, and indeed Medieval history, he had abdicated to pursue a life in the church.

Tewdrig would soon be met by an angel, however, who gave him a fairly straightforward prophecy. He would face the Anglo-Saxons in battle, repel their invading force, be struck with a single blow, and pass away three days later.

This is the mystery of the martyred king.

Chapters:
0:00 - King and Martyr
1:24 - Glywysing and Gwent
2:58 - Be Not Afraid
5:00 - The Battle of Rhyd Tyndyrn
7:07 - Buried
9:40 - Tewdrig

Sources (turn on captions):
Bartrum, P.C. (1993). A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000. The National Library of Wales.
[1] p.547,
[2] 554-555,
[3] 696,
[4] 699.

Bromwich, R. (2014). Trioedd Ynys Prydein. 4th ed. University of Wales Press
[5] p.94, 96-97.

Davies, J. (2007). A History of Wales. London: Penguin
[6] p.58

Gwenogvryn, J. (1893). The text of the Book of Llan Dav. Oxford.
[7] p.141-143

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (2007). The Book of Llandaff. library.wales.
[8]https://www.library.wales/discover-le....

Malaws, B.A. (2006). Tintern Ford, site of Alleged Battle. Coflein.gov.uk.
[9] https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/405013/

Phillimore, E. (1888). The Annales Cambriae and Old Welsh Genealogies from Harleian MS 3859 . Y Cymmrodor, IX.
[10] p.181-182

Rees, W.J. (1840). The Liber Landavensis, Llyfr Teilo. Llandovery: William Rees.
[11] p.383-385

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Music courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library:
Beginnings (Intro) - The Tower of Light
Stuck In The Air - The Tower of Light
CAVERNS - Density & Time
Touch Tone - The Mini Vandals
Fortress Europe - Dan Bodan
Sun Awakening - Futuremono

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Images of, and from:
Tintern - Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Angel - Abraham, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
via Wikimedia Commons

All other images are public domain, via the Yale Center for British Art, and the British Library