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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9656902" data-attributes="member: 1125">The Normans were led by knights in armour focussed on mounted cavalry formations, building castles and open field tactics, Wales unfortunately -for them- is rough and mountainous.The Welsh were small bands of rangers in the forest and hills, they knew their territory, used guerilla tactics and had the support of druids (healing), bards (rally!) and fae The Normans building castles was suppose to cowl them into submission, but the Bardic tradition meant Welsh had a strong cultural identity, the Norman castle building just made the locals more rebellious.Also dont forget how very good the Normans and English are at the political game of bribery and exploiting petty rivalries as well as brutal retribution</blockquote>