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Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog, Brecheniauc. Romantic little Welsh kingdom centred in the Usk valley that remained independent of its neighbours from the 5th to the 10th centuries. Much of the same territory had earlier been the somewhat smaller kingdom of Garthmadrun, ruled by the celebrated King Tewdrig. Brycheiniog's royal pedigree claimed to be derived from a Princess Marcell [L Marcella], who married an Irishman and produced a son, Brychan, eponym of the kingdom, who is often cited in early Welsh literature. Brychan's line continued to about 940, when the kingdom fell under the sway of Deheubarth. From the 16th century until 1974 the region retained much of its historical identity as the county of Brecon of Brecknockshire; since that time the territory has been incorporated in the new country of Powys.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Brycheiniog.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Brycheiniog.html |
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Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog was a medieval Welsh kingdom whose dynasty is traditionally said to have begun with Brychan, the son of a 5th-cent. Irish chieftain and the daughter of the king of Garthmadrun in the Vale of Usk. His line ended c.940, when Brycheiniog fell under Deheubarth's influence. It was conquered by Bernard of Neufmarché (1093), whose new marcher lordship was known as Brecon (a corruption of Brychan). Brecknock is the English version of Brycheiniog. The lordship was the basis (with Builth lordship) of the new county of Brecon in 1536; it lasted until 1974 when it was incorporated in Co. Powys. Brycheiniog is used as the Welsh version of Breconshire.
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JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Brycheiniog.html JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Brycheiniog.html |
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Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog was a medieval Welsh kingdom whose dynasty is said to have begun with Brychan, the son of a 5th‐cent. Irish chieftain and the daughter of the king of Garthmadrun in the Vale of Usk. His line ended c.940, when Brycheiniog fell under Deheubarth's influence. It was conquered by Bernard of Neufmarché (1093), whose marcher lordship was known as Brecon (a corruption of Brychan).
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JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Brycheiniog.html JOHN CANNON. "Brycheiniog." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Brycheiniog.html |
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