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Cynan Meiriadog, Saint

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 402 words | Copyright

Cynan Meiriadog, Saint, Cynan Meriadoc, Saint, Cynan Meriadach, Saint. Legendary 5th-century holy man who led Welsh migrants to Armorica, founding Brittany. In the Welsh story Breuddwyd Macsen Wledig [The Dream of Macsen Wledig], Cynan is a British general who leads his armies to Rome and is rewarded with the rights to Armorica/Brittany. In Breton legends he is known as Conan or Konan Meriedek.

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