Welsh Alliance Against Him
However the situation was changed by the arrival from Ireland of Gruffydd ap Cynan, who was aiming to seize the throne of Gwynedd from Trahaearn ap Caradog. Rhys ap Tewdwr and Gruffydd ap Cynan met at St David's Cathedral and made an alliance with the blessing of the Bishop of St Davids.
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