The ground between the king's Carmarthen and the Londres' Kidwelly on one side and the Welsh castles of Dinefwr and Llandovery on the other: the lower Tywi valley and the commote of Carnwyllion round Llanelli.
The Lord Rhys burned Carmarthen in the mid-1190s; Maredudd ap Rhys will be killed raiding in Carnwyllion in July 1201.
How things stand that morning
A raiding march; thin evidence for that winter.
Who raids here
The sons of the Lord Rhys against the garrisons of Carmarthen and Kidwelly.
Anchors on each side
English: Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llansteffan. Welsh: Dinefwr, Llandovery, Carreg Cennen.
Last campaign
1195-96 (Carmarthen burned); next recorded 1201.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Inferred from 1196 and 1201.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.