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Life-size Glyndwr statue unveiled

A life-size statue of Owain Glyndwr who led an historic Welsh uprising against rule from England has been unveiled in the town where he was born.

The £15,000 bronze monument, which has taken four years to make, has been erected in Corwen in Denbighshire.

Its unveiling had been delayed after a lorry carrying its plinth plunged down a ravine in China earlier this year.

It marks the 16 September anniversary of the day that Glyndwr was proclaimed the first Prince of Wales in 1400.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)