The Princess of Deheubarth by JoeJarrah
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Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd is a surprisingly little known figure given her importance. The only woman to have ever led a Welsh army in battle, she is considered by some authorities to be as important to the history of the Britons as the far more famous Boudicca was. Born around 1100, she was Princess consort of Deheubarth in south Wales (the southwestern corner as far east as Swansea and north to Aberystwyth). While her husband was north seeking allies, she lead the army against the Norman invaders. Along with her sons, she was captured and killed after being defeated at Kidwelly Castle in 1136. Renowned as a striking beauty, she inspired the Great Revolt of 1136 and for centuries after, "Revenge for Gwenllian" was a Welsh battle cry.
For this image, I dusted off the v4 historical armour set (from daz)
Comments (16)
paul_gormley
a very poignant scene with the sword grave markers against a sinking sun, beautiful image
RG19
Wonderful use of the armor and spectacular scene!
RRun
Well done and another small lesson in Euopean history.
UteBigSmile
Excellent!
BellaDark
Amazing scene, Joe! The lighting is incredible, and I love how this story is told almost entirely in silhouette, except for the flag which we can see in all its colour. Very thoughtful and wonderfully done! :)
adrie
Great work on this historical scene my friend.
anitalee
Excellent
giulband
I thank you for telling this story that I didn't know and therefore you removed a small dark corner from my ignorance. The image is absolutely fabulous and evocative !!!!!!!!!!
ArtDeCroh
Amazing work! I like it a lot!
Madbat
Wow! Nice image and it fits with the historical info.
Parme
Seemingly simple yet powerful composition
jmattatall
great concept
Cyve
Truly fabulous... I love it a lot !!!
Glendaw
Super well done.
vidarr
Stunning battle scene. Excellent use of lighting and shadow. The banner doesn't quite fit, but still, plays nicely into the scene.
Excellent work.
JoeJarrah
Thanks Vidarr, your comments are appreciated. I wanted to highlight the emblem of Deheubarth, so I cheated a little with lighting the banner... I might have slightly overdone it!