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- Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales. Brychan had Irish ancestry...
- 52.025327°N 3.480438°W / 52.025327; -3.480438 Cynog son of Brychan (Welsh: Cynog ap Brychan; born c. 434), also known as Saint Cynog or Canog (Old Welsh:...
- when the "Three Saintly Families of Wales"—those of the invading Irish Brychan and Northerners Cunedda and Caw—displaced many of the local Silurian rulers...
- Tradition says that Brychan fathered an extremely large number of children, many becoming saints in Wales and Cornwall. Brychan's eldest son (or grandson...
- propose to Princess Gwladys, daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, a neighboring chieftain, but Brychan turned away the envoys asking for Gwladys' hand...
- origins of Brycheiniog are unclear but the name is thought to derive from Brychan mac Anlach, the 5th century ruler of the area. The lands of his kingdom...
- genealogical tradition as a son of Cynfarch and Nefyn, the daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. His wife in Welsh literature is Arthur's sister Gwyar, mother...
- Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan (Welsh: [ˈɡwlaːdɪs]) or St Gladys (Latin: Gladusa), daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, was the queen of the saint-king...
- called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, who according to legend was slain at Merthyr by pagans...
- refer to: Pope Hilarius (5th century) in Welsh contexts Eleri, daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog, the Welsh, 5th-century king Saint Eleri (7th century), Welsh...