ABSTRACT
The study of medieval Wales has turned a corner in the past twenty years. Before this time, scholars tended to focus on the traditional aspects of society within a historical context: politics, kingship, warfare. Since the mid-1990s, the archaeology of medieval Wales has come to the fore and this research has begun to change perceptions of this period. This chapter will highlight one area in which this turning point can be clearly demonstrated by considering how two important Welsh medieval Uchelwyr (the social class that replaced the royal families who lost their lives or property) can be seen in a fundamentally different light with the use of new research techniques and archaeological sources. These two men are Owain Lawgoch (ca. 1330-78) and Owain Glyn Dŵr (ca. 1354-1415).
