Huw Ddu

Leader of a fanatical Welsh rebellion aiming to cleanse the land of Prydain from any Saxon and English occupants. Supported by his brother Alun Wyn-Gadarn, his adopted son Llywelyn ap Huw and minor Lords from across Wales.
Fought against King Owain of Wales and Roger Mortimer of England while raiding English settlements across Southern Britain, known as The Black Vengeance .

Generals of the Black Vengeance Movement;

Huw Ddu (Huw ap Gary ap Iago) - Leader of the fiercely anti-English Black Vengeance Movement. Minor landholder in the cantref of Senghenydd. Reportedly slain at Nanhysglain, but rumoured to have fled to the Far East following the failure of his rebellion.
Alun Wyn-Gadarn (Alun ap Gary ap Iago) - Lieutenant and older brother of Huw Ddu. A Sheriff of Cardiff. Captured at the Battle of Offa's Dyke. Reassimilated into Glyndwr's armies. Father to four daughters.
Trahaearn Wyndod - Minor Lord of Caerfyrddin and early supporter of the Black Vengeance. Reportedly slain at Nanhysglain.
Llywelyn ap Huw - Adopted son of Huw Ddu. Killed at the Battle of Offa's Dyke in the shieldwall keeping King Owain's army at bay.
Brochvael of Cornwall - A large landowner in Cornwall. Supported the rebellion in an effort to win more lands for Cornwall. Captured at the Battle of Offa's Dyke.
Emyr Fychan - Lord of Caergybi. Captured at the Battle of Offa's Dyke.
Anarawd ap Eifion - Minor Lord of Gwynedd. Reportedly slain at Nanhysglain.

Battles of the Black Vengeance;

Rising at Senghennydd and the sackings of Gloucester and Stafford
Huw Ddu and his bodyguard gather at Senghenydd. They march to King Owain's Hunting Lodge.



Alun Wyn-Gadarn joins the rebellion and sacks Abergavenny
Battle of Worcester
Battle of Warwick Castle
Battle of Runnymede
Battle of Nottingham
Battle of Offa's Dyke

The movement at its peak boasted over 30,000 combatants.

Reported Death and Legend;

Huw Ddu was reportedly slain along with the remainder of his renegades at Nanhysglain by a green army being trained in the mountains of Eryri. Though by the time King Owain's men arrived to identify the body, it had decomposed and been partially eaten by scavengers. Thereby, making a definitive identification impossible.
Legend has it, that upon the failure of his rebellion and movement - he boarded a ship and fled to the Far East. He is rumoured to have married the daughter of a clan chieftain there. Said to have played a part in bringing peace to the warring land and furthering his father-in-law's influence and reputation.