- 51.560; -3.409
Penychen was a
possible minor kingdom of
early medieval Wales and
later a
cantref of the
Kingdom of Morgannwg.
Penychen was one of three...
- Glywys, the
kingdom was
divided into
three cantrefs named for his sons:
Penychen, Gwynllwg, and Gorfynydd.
These were
typically ruled together by the head...
-
Powys Wenwynwyn Arwystli Cedewain Cyfeiliog Caereinion Mechain Mochnant Gorfynydd Gwynllwg Gŵyr
Penychen Senghenydd Gwrtheyrnion Elfael Maelienydd Buellt...
- a
Welsh chieftain named Perphirius/Porphyrius ("clad in purple"), from
Penychen in Glamorgan. He was
later given three saintly sister-martyrs; Juthwara...
-
Perphirius of
Penychen Wulfthryth of Wilton, Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, died 1000 Wulvela,
lived in 6th century,
daughter of
Perphirius of
Penychen Wynthryth...
- ap
Clydwyn (grandson of
Brychan c. 400)
Glywys ap
Solor (c. 430) Pawl
Penychen (c. 465) Mechwyn,
ruler of Gorfynydd,
cantref of Glywysing[citation needed]...
-
River Rhymney. The
Lordship took in four of the
Welsh cantrefi, Gorfynydd,
Penychen,
Senghenydd and Gwynllwg. The area
later known as the
Gower Peninsula was...
- have been the
daughter of a Cornish/Welsh
chieftain named Perphirius from
Penychen in Glamorgan.
Legend holds that her
mother died
while she was
quite young...
- In the
early Middle Ages,
Glynrhondda was a
commote of the
cantref of
Penychen in the
kingdom of Morgannwg, a sp****ly po****ted
agricultural area. The...
-
Aberdare lies
within the
commote (cwmwd) of Meisgyn, in the
cantref of
Penychen. The area is
traditionally given as the
scene of the
battle of Hirwaun...
