What if cardigan bay had never been a bay and instead you have a relatively fertile chunk of wales east of a coastline which goes northeasf from Pembrokeshire to the otl llyn peninsular? Make this land habitable and have it be cut across by rivers such as the dyfi.
In my opinion it would have been an unknown miracle for wales with perhaps enough land to support a more powerful western kingdom that could have perhaps united the country and maintain that unity by the time those evil Frenchmen conquer England. Even if wales doesn't unite in time and if the Normans do have a go at Pembrokeshire, a strong welsh kingdom could attack from the north?
Off course unless England is stuck in the 12th century forever, this wales will still loose its independence some day but post english conquest, it would be in a stronger position. Would the welsh capital have been established on the west coast perhaps at an alternative aberdyfi? Would this land provide welsh with a larger fro cymraeg if it still declines elsewhere?
So many implications, so many questions.... What do you think?
In my opinion it would have been an unknown miracle for wales with perhaps enough land to support a more powerful western kingdom that could have perhaps united the country and maintain that unity by the time those evil Frenchmen conquer England. Even if wales doesn't unite in time and if the Normans do have a go at Pembrokeshire, a strong welsh kingdom could attack from the north?
Off course unless England is stuck in the 12th century forever, this wales will still loose its independence some day but post english conquest, it would be in a stronger position. Would the welsh capital have been established on the west coast perhaps at an alternative aberdyfi? Would this land provide welsh with a larger fro cymraeg if it still declines elsewhere?
So many implications, so many questions.... What do you think?