Identifier: wanderingsexcurs00rosc (find matches)
Title: Wanderings and excursions in North Wales
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Roscoe, Thomas, 1791-1871
Subjects: Wales, North -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : C. Tilt, and Simpkin and co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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the whole of his veteran garri-son, by feigning at first to be worsted he drew the Welsh fartherinto his toils, and turning on his assailants while another party tookthem in flank, a desperate and unsparing conflict ensued. But itcould not be long doubtful; and so surely had the grand justiciarytaken his measures, and relied on their success, that even the ladiesof the castle, surrounding the young and beautiful Countess DeBurgh, had been, as at a tournament, witnesses of the bold sallywith as much pleasure as if at a contested election or a lord-mayorsday in our own times; and they were as eager to adorn the battle-ments with the heads of the wild men as with the ribands ofsome favourite candidate at present. The knowledge of beingmarked by the eyes of beauty sharpened the edge of Normanchivalry, and many a heart beat high, and fair bosoms heaved withlove and pride, as the colours conferred on some favourite youthflew foremost in the frightful slaughter of the undisciplined moun- ^r
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i WANDERINGS THROUGH NORTH WALES. 257 taineers. Individual valour could no longer meet the shock ofthe Norman; the rout was terrible, and great numbers of theWelsh were barbarously beheaded. The lovely countess avertedher eyes from the sight; nature and humanity triumphed, thoughshe sought to disguise her tears and terror from her less scru-pulous companions. It is recorded, that to retaliate so foul an injury, Llewellyn apJorwerth collected together numerous forces from various parts ofWales, and encamped on the side of the hill on which the castleis built. De Burgh, being intimidated, privately withdrew; andLlewellyn, gaining possession of the place, put the garrison to thesword, and burnt the fortress. The life of the countess waspreserved by the skill and intrepidity of a few trusty knights andretainers, who conducted her safely out of the castle, by a posterngate, the evening before Llewellyn obtained an entrance. Burning to avenge the destruction of their countrjmen, theWelsh ru

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