Owain

Owain may refer to any of several Welshmen:

Owain mab Urien (or Owein) (d. circa 595) was the son of Urien, king of Rheged c. 590 AD, and fought with his father against the Angles of Bernicia. He is remembered as Sir Ywain in Arthurian legend.
Owain Gwynedd (in English, "Owen") (c. 1100 – November 28, 1170), alternatively known by the patronymic "Owain ap Gruffydd", is considered to be the most successful of all the north Welsh princes prior to his grandson, Llywelyn the Great.
Owain Cyfeiliog (c. 1130 - 1197) was a prince of part of Powys and a notable poet.
Owain Goch ap Gruffydd (in English, "Owain the Red") (died c. 1280), was a brother of Llywelyn the Last of Gwynedd.
Owain Lawgoch (in English "Owain of the Red Hand", full name Owain ap Thomas ap Rhodri) (c.1330 - 1378) was a great-nephew of Llywelyn the Last and claimant to the throne of Wales.
Owain Glyndŵr, sometimes anglicised as Owen Glendower (1359–c. 1416), was the last Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales, and was a descendant of the princes of Powys.

Several kings of Strathclyde also bore the name Owain. See Owain of Strathclyde.

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