Introduction

King gruffith a naptaf was smack dab in the middle of an english succession crisis. elfgar and his alliance with king griffith of wales was likely the one true barrier that stood between harold dwinson and the throne of england. But now elfgar, as well as elfgar's eldest son and heir, were both dead. And as a result, mercia was being helmed by the young and inexperienced edwin,. The fact is, he wasn't exactly popular with the welsh at this point. Not only was he prone to pissing off key allies, but nobody was crazy about how he allied himself with all these saxons.