mac Airt Cuirp, Eochaid Allmuir

Male 240 - 290  (50 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Vertical    |    Text    |    Register    |    Tables    |    PDF

Generation: 1

  1. 1.  mac Airt Cuirp, Eochaid Allmuir was born in 240 in Waterford, Ireland; died in 290 in Dyfed, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: The first Deisi leader in Demetia
    • FSID: LWJP-L19

    Notes:

    aka Eochaid "Over the Sea" Allmuirr Mac Artchorp

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. ap Eochaid Allmuir, Corath  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 275 in Waterford, Ireland; died in 340 in Dyfed, Wales.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  ap Eochaid Allmuir, Corath Descendancy chart to this point (1.Eochaid1) was born in 275 in Waterford, Ireland; died in 340 in Dyfed, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: G7SS-75Q

    Family/Spouse: verch Tewdrig, Marchell. Marchell was born in 299 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. mac Corath, Lord Aed Brosc  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 340 in Munster, Ireland; died in 409 in Dyfed, Wales.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  mac Corath, Lord Aed Brosc Descendancy chart to this point (2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 340 in Munster, Ireland; died in 409 in Dyfed, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • House: Déssi
    • FSID: L2GJ-NC1

    Notes:

    Aed Brosc was of the tribe of the Déssi who hailed from the County Waterford region of Ireland. His grandfather, Eochaid Allmuir (from Over the Sea) had left his homeland when a bid for independence by his people was severely crushed by their High-King. There is some evidence to suggest the Roman authorities asked for his help in keeping Irish pirates away from the Dyfed coast. The descendants of Aed’s eldest son, Urb, eventually founded the Kingdom of Brycheiniog, while his younger son, Triffyn Farfog, married the heiress of the Dyfed Kings. Like most Irish Royalty, Eochaid claimed descent from Beli Mawr, the Celtic Sun-God, through his son, Miled. The Sons of Miled were the first Celts to come to Ireland, driving the Old Gods into the Otherworld and founding the Milesian dynasty of Irish Kings.

    Family/Spouse: verch Clydwyn, Gwledyr. Gwledyr (daughter of ap Ednyfed, King Clydwyn) was born in 348 in Dyfed, Wales; died in DECEASED in Dyfed, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. mac Aed Brosc, King Triffyn  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 385 in Dyfed, Wales; died in UNKNOWN in Dyfed, Wales.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  mac Aed Brosc, King Triffyn Descendancy chart to this point (3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 385 in Dyfed, Wales; died in UNKNOWN in Dyfed, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Dyfed, Wales; King
    • FSID: 29YD-6Y3

    Notes:

    The Bearded King

    Triffyn Farfog (English: Triffyn the Bearded; born c. AD 385) was a legendary king of Dyfed, son of Aed Brosc [it], a Deisi invader from Ireland, of the dynasty of Eochaid Allmuir.
    Triffyn married Gwledyr, the heiress of the British kings of Dyfed, in the mid-5th century and inherited the kingdom.[citation needed].
    He was the reputed father of King Aergol Lawhir. His fraternal nephew, Cormac mac Urb, was the grandfather of Brychan mac Anlach, eponymous founder of Brycheiniog.

    Family/Spouse: verch Clydwyn, Clotri. Clotri was born in 400 in Dyfed, Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. ap Triffyn Farfog, King Aergol Lawhir  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 437 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 500 in Wales.


Generation: 5

  1. 5.  ap Triffyn Farfog, King Aergol Lawhir Descendancy chart to this point (4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 437 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 500 in Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: King of Dyfed
    • FSID: 9CC8-VLM

    Notes:

    Aergol Longhand (Modern Welsh: Aergol Lawhir; c. 437 – c. 515) was a legendary king of Dyfed and son and heir of King Triffyn Farfog.
    His name is the Welsh form of the Latin Agricola, just as his father's 'name' is the Cambrian form of "tribune".
    Some sources claim he was born around 480. His court was at Lis Castell (Lydstep) near Din Bych (Tenby); there may have been another at Castell Argoel (probably Caeth Argoel) in Dyfed, which was presumably named in his honor.[1] He was a patron of the church at Llandaff and the bishops of Glywysing Saints Teilo and Euddogwy. He received Euddogwy's father King Budic II of Brittany after the latter was expelled from his land and was remembered by Gildas as a "good king". Aergol was known to be an enemy of King Cynan Garwyn of Powys and they clashed at Crug Dyfed

    Family/Spouse: ap Triffyn Farfog, N.N.. N.N. was born in 455 in Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. ap Aergol, King Gwerthefyr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 475 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 540 in Wales.


Generation: 6

  1. 6.  ap Aergol, King Gwerthefyr Descendancy chart to this point (5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 475 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 540 in Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: King of Dyfed
    • FSID: LDKP-YG6

    Notes:


    Vortiporius
    Vortiporius or Vortipor (Old Welsh: Guortepir, Middle Welsh Gwrdeber or Gwerthefyr)[1] was a king of Dyfed in the early to mid-6th century. He ruled over an area approximately corresponding to modern Pembrokeshire, Wales. Records from this era are scant, and virtually nothing is known of him or his kingdom. The only contemporary information about Vortiporius comes from the Welsh ecclesiastic Gildas, in a highly allegorical condemnation from his De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (English: "On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain"). At the time the work was written (c. 540), Gildas says that Vortiporius was king of Dyfed, that he was grey with age, that his wife had died, and that he had at least one daughter.[2][3]
    As a legendary king in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century treatment of the Matter of Britain, the Historia Regum Britanniae, Vortiporius was the successor of Aurelius Conanus and was succeeded by Malgo. He is not mentioned in the 9th-century Historia Brittonum attributed to Nennius. Vortiporius appears in the Irish genealogy given in the 8th-century work The Expulsion of the Déisi, in which his name is given as Gartbuir.[4] The pedigree given in the Harleian MS. 5389, written c. 1100, is nearly identical, with his name given as Guortepir.[5] In the Jesus College MS. 20, he is called Gwrdeber.[6] The genealogy in Expulsion says he was a descendant of Eochaid Allmuir (English: "Eochaid the Foreigner" [literally (from) Overseas]),[7] who is said to have led a sept of the Déisi in their settlement of Dyfed c. 270.[8]
    A memorial stone was discovered in 1895 near the church of Castell
    Dwyran in Carmarthenshire bearing a Christian cross and with inscriptions
    in both Latin and in ogham.[9] Dedicated to Voteporigis in the Latin
    inscription and Votegorigas in ogham, it was immediately assumed that this referred to Vortiporius. However, this assumption is refuted by modern linguistic analysis, which notes that the missing 'r' in the first syllable of 'Voteporigis'/'Votegorigas' is significant, and so the stone must be dedicated to a different person.[10]

    Map showing Dyfed, after the late 7th century, showing its seven cantrefi.

    Map showing the location of Dyfed in southwesternmost Wales.

    Contents
    Gildas
    Possible monument stone

    Geoffrey of Monmouth Family
    See also
    Citations
    References

    Gildas
    In his De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (English: On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain), written c. 540, Gildas makes an allegorical condemnation of 5 British kings by likening them to the beasts of the Christian Apocalypse as expressed in the biblical Book of Revelation, 13-2: the lion, leopard, bear, and dragon.[11] In the course of his condemnations, Gildas makes passing reference to the other beasts mentioned in the Apocalypse, such as the eagle, serpent, calf, and wolf. Vortiporius is called "the spotted leopard" and the "tyrant of the Demetians", where Demetia is the ancient name of Dyfed.
    Gildas restricts his attention to the kings of Gwynedd (Maelgwn Gwynedd), Dyfed (Vortiporius), Penllyn (probable, as its king Cuneglasus/Cynlas appears in royal genealogies associated with the region),[12] Damnonia/Alt Clud (Constantine), and the unknown region associated with Caninus. These are all Welsh kingdoms except for Alt Clud, which had a long and ongoing relationship with Gwynedd and its kings.
    The reason for Gildas' disaffection for these individuals is unknown. He was selective in his choice of kings, as he had no comments concerning the kings of the other British kingdoms that were thriving at the time, such as Rheged, Gododdin, Elmet, Pengwern/Powys, or the kingdoms of modern-day southern England. Gildas claims outrage over moral depravity, and begins the condemnation of the five kings with an attack against the mother of one of the kings, calling her an "unclean lioness".[13][14]
    Of Vortiporius Gildas says little other than offering condemnation for "sins" and providing the few personal
    details previously mentioned. He is alleged to be the bad son of a good father. Gildas also attacks his
    daughter, calling her "shameless",[2][3] and implies that Vortiporius raped or had a sexual relationship with her.[15]
    Possible monument stone
    A c. 5th-6th century monument bearing both Latin and Irish ogham inscriptions is known from Castell Dwyran, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Its Latin inscription reads Memoria Voteporigis Protictoris (English: Monument of Voteporix Protector). The ogham inscription carries only the Goidelic form of his name in the genitive: Votecorigas. Protector (spelled here Protictoris, in the genitive) in the Latin inscription may imply a Roman-era honorific bestowed upon his ancestors, retained as a hereditary title into the 6th century. However, linguist Eric Hamp questions whether this is truly a title, suggesting that Protector may rather be a Latin translation of Uoteporix (which has essentially the same meaning as the Latin), a "sort of onomastic explanatory gloss".[16] The ogham inscription in Goidelic shows that the Irish language was still in use at that time, and had not yet died out in South Wales.[17][18]
    The stone's original location at the church is next to a meadow known locally as
    Parc yr Eglwys. Local tradition carries the admonition that plowing must not be done near the church. Examination of the meadow showed evidence of large hut-circles.

    The Latin inscription on the 'Monument of Voteporigis the Protector', from a rubbing of the stone.

    There remains a substantial question
    as to whether the stone refers to
    Vortiporius or to a similarly named
    individual, 'Voteporigis', as the 'r' in
    the first syllable would give the name
    different meaning. Rhys argued that
    the two individuals were the same
    person, saying that the 'r' had been
    added at a later date, and offering
    several suppositions as to how this
    might have happened.[18] However, he was working before the twentieth century advancements in the study of ancient Celtic languages, and his philological conclusions are suspect. More recently, Patrick Sims- Williams[19] notes that the two names cannot refer to the same individual due to differences in their etymologies, adding that dating the stone to the time of Vortiporius may not be valid because it relies on the inexact dating of manuscripts and their transcriptions.[10]
    Geoffrey of Monmouth
    Geoffrey's mention of Vortiporius is contained in a brief chapter titled "Uortiporius, being declared king, conquers the Saxons". He says that Uortiporius succeeded Aurelius Conan, and after he was declared king, the Saxons rose against him and brought over their countrymen from Germany in a great fleet, but that these were defeated. Uortiporius then ruled peacefully for four years, beings succeeded by "Malgo" (Maelgwn Gwynedd).[20] Geoffrey's fertile imagination is the only source of this information.
    The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, an early 19th-century collection of Welsh histories, repeats Geoffrey's account, referring to him as 'Gwrthevyr' (though Vortiporius' proper Modern Welsh spelling is Gwrdebyr; here the name has been confused with that of Vortimer, the son of Vortigern).[21] In his Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates, James Ussher also repeats the account, attributing the information to Geoffrey.[22]
    Family
    Vortipor was a son of Aergol Lawhir,[23] so a grandson of Triffyn Farfog.[24] He had a son named Cyngar.
    See also
    Vortimer, also known as Gwrthefyr in Welsh sources
    Citations
    1. Koch, John, Celtic Culture: a historical encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 864: "In Old Welsh sources, the name Guortepir, corresponding to the Vorteporius of Gildas...is kept distinct from Guorthemir, but in Middle Welsh texts the two tend to fall together as Gwerthefyr, the former unhistorically taking the form of the latter."

    2. Giles 1841:27–28, De Excidio, section 31 (in English)

    3. Giles:246–279, De Excidio, section 31 (in Latin)

    The ogham inscription on the 'Monument of Voteporigis the Protector', translated by John Rhys, reading from bottom to top (image was rotated 90 degrees clockwise).

    4. Meyer 1901:112–113, The Expulsion of the Dessi. The Irish form is given as "Tualodor mac Rigin maic Catacuind maic Caittienn maic Clotenn maic Naee maic Artuir maic Retheoir maic Congair maic Gartbuir maic Alchoil maic Trestin maic Aeda Brosc maic Corath maic Echach Almuir maic Arttchuirp". Meyer's translation is "Teudor son of Regin, son of Catgocaun, son of Cathen, son of Cloten, son of Nougoy, son of Arthur, son of Petr, son of Cincar, son of Guortepir, son of Aircol, son of Triphun, son of Áed Brosc, son of Corath, son of Eochaid Allmuir, son of Artchorp".
    5. Phillimore 1888:171, Harleian MS. 3859, "... Teudos map Regin map Catgocaun map Cathen map Cloten map Nougoy map Arthur map Petr map Cincar map Guortepir map Aircol map Triphun ...".
    6. Phillimore 1887:86, Pedigrees From Jesus College MS. 20. "... Teudos M. Gwgawn M. Cathen M. Eleothen M. Nennue M. Arthur M. Peder M. Kyngar M. Gwrdeber M. Erbin M. Aircol lawhir M. tryphun M. Ewein vreisc M. Cyndwr bendigeit ...". Ewein vreisc is given here for Áed Brosc given elsewhere, and Erbin is inserted between Gwrdeber and Aircol, where he is not listed elsewhere.
    7. Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1998; allmuir, p. 37, column 289, line 078

    8. Meyer, Kuno (1896), "Early Relations Between Gael and Brython" (https://books.google.co m/books?id=m1kJAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA4-PA55), in Evans, E. Vincent (ed.), Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, Session 1895–1896, I, London: Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pp. 55–86

    9. Laws, Edward (1895), "Discovery of the Tombstone of Vortipore, Prince of Demetia" (https://b ooks.google.com/books?id=EgFPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA303), Archaeologia Cambrensis, Fifth Series, XII, London: Chas. J. Clark, pp. 303–306

    10. Sims-Williams, Patrick (2003), The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain: Phonology and Chronology, c. 400 – 1200, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, pp. 342, 346–347, ISBN 1-4051-0903-3
    11. *Anonymous (1884), "Revelation 13-2" (https://books.google.com/books?id=ypcNAAAAYAA J&pg=RA6-PA219), The Holy Bible, New York: American Bible Society, p. 219 — "And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority." (underlining added)
    12. Lloyd 1911:133, A History of Wales, Vol. I

    13. Giles 1841:24–25, De Excidio, sections 28 and 29 (in English)

    14. Giles:244–245, De Excidio, sections 28 and 29 (in Latin)

    15. Gildas, De Excidio, Chapter 31, "by the violation of a shameless daughter" (impudentis filiae quodam ineluctabili)
    16. Hamp, Eric P."Voteporigis Protictoris", in Studia Celtica, 30, 1996, p. 293.
    17. Lloyd 1911:132–133, A History of Wales, Vol. I

    18. Rhys, John (1895), "Notes on the Inscriptions on the Tombstone of Votipores, Prince of Demetia" (https://books.google.com/books?id=EgFPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA307), Archaeologia Cambrensis, Fifth Series, XII, London: Chas. J. Clark, pp. 307–313

    19. Sims-Williams, Patrick, The Celtic Inscriptions of Britain: Phonology and Chronology (Oxford, 2003), pp. 346-47.

    20. Giles, John Allen, ed. (1848), "Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History" (https://books.google. com/books?id=6GQNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA272), Six Old English Chronicles, London: George Bell and Sons (published 1900), pp. 89–294

    21. Jones, Owen; Morganwg, Iolo; Pughe, William Owen, eds. (1801), "Brut G. Ab Arthur" (http s://books.google.com/books?id=E94KAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA359), The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales (Prose), II, London: Jones, Morganwg, and Pughe, p. 359

    22. Ussher, James (1639), "Caput IV" (https://books.google.com/books?id=solLAAAAMAAJ&pg =PA56), in Elrington, Charles Richard (ed.), Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates (caput XIV-XVII), Dublin: Hodges and Smith (published 1847), p. 56

    23. Harleian MS 3859, "Guortepir map Aircol"

    24. Harleian MS 3859, Aircol map Triphun

    References
    Davies, John (1990), A History of Wales (First ed.), London: Penguin Group (published 1993), ISBN 0-7139-9098-8
    Giles, John Allen, ed. (1841), The Works of Gildas and Nennius (https://books.google.com/b ooks?id=3R1mCE7p44MC), London: James Bohn — English translation
    Giles, John Allen, ed. (1847), History of the Ancient Britons (https://books.google.com/book s?id=XX3TAAAAMAAJ), II (Second ed.), Oxford: W. Baxter (published 1854) — in Latin
    Lloyd, John Edward (1911), A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (https://books.google.com/books?id=NYwNAAAAIAAJ), I (2nd ed.), London: Longmans, Green, and Co (published 1912)
    Meyer, Kuno, ed. (1901), "The Expulsion of the Dessi" (https://books.google.com/books?id= pbm3KK8EsaAC&pg=PA101), Y Cymmrodor, XIV, London: Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pp. 101–135
    Phillimore, Egerton, ed. (1887), "Pedigrees from Jesus College MS. 20" (https://books.googl e.com/books?id=HlUrAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83), Y Cymmrodor, VIII, Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pp. 83–92
    Phillimore, Egerton (1888), "The Annales Cambriae and Old Welsh Genealogies, from Harleian MS. 3859" (https://books.google.com/books?id=aFMrAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA141), in Phillimore, Egerton (ed.), Y Cymmrodor, IX, Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pp. 141– 183
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vortiporius&oldid=1034155250"
    This page was last edited on 18 July 2021, at 04:52 (UTC).
    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

    Family/Spouse: ap Aergel, N.N.. N.N. was born in 477 in Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. ap Gwerthefyr, King Cyngar  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 517 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 570 in Wales.


Generation: 7

  1. 7.  ap Gwerthefyr, King Cyngar Descendancy chart to this point (6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 517 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 570 in Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: LR14-JRZ

    Family/Spouse: N.N., N.N.. N.N. was born in 530 in Wales; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. ap Cyngar, King Pedr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 550 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 595 in Somme, Picardie, France.


Generation: 8

  1. 8.  ap Cyngar, King Pedr Descendancy chart to this point (7.Cyngar7, 6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 550 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 595 in Somme, Picardie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Dyfed, Wales; King
    • FSID: LTXW-HYW

    Family/Spouse: N.N., N.N.. N.N. was born in 560 in Wales; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. ap Pedr, Arthwyr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 585 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 615 in Garn Bica, England; was buried in 615 in Garn Bica, England.


Generation: 9

  1. 9.  ap Pedr, Arthwyr Descendancy chart to this point (8.Pedr8, 7.Cyngar7, 6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 585 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 615 in Garn Bica, England; was buried in 615 in Garn Bica, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: GWTW-2HF

    Notes:

    Buried in "Bedd Arthur", Preseli Hills, Garn Bica, Cymru

    Arthwyr married ap Pedr, N.N. in 605 in Breconshire, Wales. N.N. was born in 587 in Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. ap Arthwyr, King Nowy Hen I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 605 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 650 in Dyfed, Wales.


Generation: 10

  1. 10.  ap Arthwyr, King Nowy Hen I Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arthwyr9, 8.Pedr8, 7.Cyngar7, 6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 605 in Dyfed, Wales; died in 650 in Dyfed, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: GMN9-PR3

    Nowy married ap Arthwyr, N.N. in 630 in Breconshire, Wales. N.N. was born in 607 in Dyfed, Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. verch Nowy, Sanan  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 640 in Dyfed, Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales.


Generation: 11

  1. 11.  verch Nowy, Sanan Descendancy chart to this point (10.Nowy10, 9.Arthwyr9, 8.Pedr8, 7.Cyngar7, 6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 640 in Dyfed, Wales; died in DECEASED in Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FSID: L1W1-XHQ

    Family/Spouse: ap Beli, King Gwylog. Gwylog (son of ap Eiludd, King Beli and N.N., N.N.) was born in 660 in Powys, Wales; died in 725 in Powys, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. ap Gwylog, King Elisedd  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 685 in Ceredigion, Wales; was christened in Powys, Wales; died in 755 in Powys, Wales; was buried in 755 in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales.


Generation: 12

  1. 12.  ap Gwylog, King Elisedd Descendancy chart to this point (11.Sanan11, 10.Nowy10, 9.Arthwyr9, 8.Pedr8, 7.Cyngar7, 6.Gwerthefyr6, 5.Aergol5, 4.Triffyn4, 3.Aed3, 2.Corath2, 1.Eochaid1) was born in 685 in Ceredigion, Wales; was christened in Powys, Wales; died in 755 in Powys, Wales; was buried in 755 in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Powys, Wales; King
    • FSID: LD3L-WWN

    Notes:

    Elisedd, King of Powys
    (c.695-773)
    (Latin: Elisetus; English: Ellis)
    Elisedd is best known for his memorial stone: Eliseg's Pillar standing in Llantysilio-yn-Ial in Northern Powys. It was once topped by an enormous cross, and was erected by his great grandson, King Cyngen, some one hundred years after Elisedd's ascendancy in the early 8th century. Its inscription praises his victories against the Saxons and includes an exceptional record of the Powysian pedigree, stretching back through his father King Gwylog ap Beli's line to Vortigern and Magnus Maximus. Elisedd lived at nearby Castell Dinas-Bran, which is also associated with the Celtic ancestor god, Bran, and King Arthur's Quest for the Holy Grail.

    EBK: King Elisedd of Powys. (2017). Earlybritishkingdoms.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017, from http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/elisepw.html

    BIO: from British Kings and Queens (Mike Ashsley) p 155
    Elisedd (or Eliseg) Powys, 725-?
    Elisedd was remembered by his great grandson, Cyngen ap Cadell, a century later, for having rebuilt Powys and recovered lands from the English. He erected a stone column, now known as "Eliseg's Pillar" which commemorated his descent, tracing it all the way back to Vortigern. The genealogy provides us with some dating problems, but we must assume that Elisedd lived sometime in the early/mid eighth century. This coincides with the reign of the Mercian king Athelbald, a turbulent period where the Mercians generally had the upper hand but where some victories went to the underdogs. We can image the Elisedd succeeded in regaining lands along the Welsh/Mercian border from this powerful king, which made his victories all the more significant. It is possible the Elisedd ruled (or was active as a battle leader) earlier, because there are Welsh border incidents recorded during the reign of the Merican king Cenred, around the year 708. The fact that the Pillar was erected at Llangollen, well inside the later Welsh border, shows that these territorial gains were not permanent.

    ** from Wikipedia listing for Elisedd ap Gwylog
    Elisedd ap Gwylog (died c. 755), also known as Elise, was king of Powys in eastern Wales.

    Little has been preserved in the historical records about Elisedd, who was a descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog. He appears to have reclaimed the territory of Powys after it had been overrun by the English. His great-grandson, Cyngen ap Cadell erected a column in his memory which stands not far from the later abbey of Valle Crucis. This is known as the Pillar of Eliseg, but the form Eliseg which appears on the column is thought to be a mistake by the carver of the inscription.

    The Latin inscription on the pillar is now very hard to read, but was apparently clearer in the time of Edward Lhuyd who transcribed it. The translation of the part of the inscription referring to Elisedd is as follows:

    + Concenn son of Catell, Catell son of Brochmail, Brochmail son of Eliseg, Eliseg son of Guoillauc.
    + And that Concenn, great-grandson of Eliseg, erected this stone for his great-grandfather Eliseg.
    + The same Eliseg, who joined together the inheritance of Powys . . . out of the power of the Angles with his sword and with fire.
    + Whosoever repeats the writing, let him give a blessing on the soul of Eliseg.

    Some old poems refer to Elisedd and assert he had a "special crown, a chain of twisted gold links, and armlets and anklets of gold which were the badges of sovereignty of Powys".[1] These artifacts have disappeared from history but perhaps resurfaced briefly during the coronation of Owain Glyndŵr in 1400.

    Elisedd was succeeded by his son Brochfael.

    References
    ^ Pre Welsh History

    John Edward Lloyd (1911) A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest (Longmans, Green & Co.)

    ** from Wikipedia listing for Pillar of Eliseg
    The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire, Wales, at grid reference SJ204442. It was erected by Cyngen ap Cadell (died 855), king of Powys in honour of his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog. The form Eliseg found on the pillar is thought to be a mistake by the carver of the inscription.

    The Latin inscription not only mentions several individuals described in the Historia Britonum, but also complements the information presented in that text. A generally accepted translation of this inscription, one of the longest surviving inscriptions from pre-Viking Wales, is as follows:

    † Concenn son of Cattell, Cattell son of Brochmail, Brochmail son of Eliseg, Eliseg son of Guoillauc.
    † And that Concenn, great-grandson of Eliseg, erected this stone for his great-grandfather Eliseg.
    † The same Eliseg, who joined together the inheritance of Powys . . . throughout nine (years?) out of the power of the Angles with his sword and with fire.
    † Whosoever shall read this hand-inscribed stone, let him give a blessing on the soul of Eliseg.
    † This is that Concenn who captured with his hand eleven hundred acres [4.5 km²] which used to belong to his kingdom of Powys . . . and which . . . . . . the mountain

    [the column is broken here. One line, possibly more, lost]

    . . . the monarchy . . . Maximus . . . of Britain . . . Concenn, Pascent, Maun, Annan.
    † Britu son of Vortigern, whom Germanus blessed, and whom Sevira bore to him, daughter of Maximus the king, who killed the king of the Romans.
    † Conmarch painted this writing at the request of king Concenn.
    † The blessing of the Lord be upon Concenn and upon his entire household, and upon the entire region of Powys until the Day of Judgement.

    The Pillar was thrown down by the Roundheads during the English Civil War and a grave under it opened. Edward Lhuyd examined the Pillar and copied the inscription in 1696. The lower half disappeared but the upper half was re-erected in 1779. The original inscription is now illegible.

    External links
    Rhys, John (1908), All around the Wrekin, "Y Cymmrodor: The magazine of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion", Y Cymmrodor (London: Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion) XXI: 1–62 – the pillar and the etymology of "Eliseg" are discussed in this article, which includes Edward Lhuyd's translation.
    Project Eliseg - 2010 Archaeological Excavation of the Pillar and Surrounding area
    On the castlewales website
    "Ancient British Pillar, Valle Crucis Abbey, South Wales", Table-book

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. ap Elisedd, King Brochwel Ysgythrog  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 692 in Wales; died in 773 in Wales.