Hywel Dda (Hywel The Good) is remembered both for being a successful ruler in bringing much of Wales under his control, and for codifying the law. Hywel Dda was the grandson of Rhodri the Great ...

The law did not overly stress the power of the crown, but mostly aimed to protect the people of Wales. According to latter accounts, the codification of Hywel's law of Wales took place at Hendy ...