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Cunedda
Cunedda, Cunedag, Cynedda, Cunedda Wledig Founder of Welsh dynasties. Cunedda is a shadowy personage of 5th-century Wales who, though described as historical by Historia Brittonum (8th cent.), is often perceived as legendary. Cunedda is reported as coming from southern Scotland, then a Brythonic or P-Celtic area, and driving the Irish from north Wales; his grandson Cadwallon is described as completing the expulsion, although in fact elements of Irish settlement remained until a much later date. The kingdom he established came to be known as Gwynedd. Cunedda brought with him eight sons, thus establishing dynasties in different parts of Wales that lasted until the death of Dafydd, 1283. Most of his sons gave their names to different parts of north Wales, but one son, Ceredigion, gave his name to Cardiganshire, another son, Einion, lent his name to lesser places. Cunedda may be compared to Míl Espáine of Irish pseudo-history, who also established a dynasty with eight sons.
Bibliography See Geraint Gruffydd , Studia Celtica, 24/5 (1989–90), 1–14. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cunedda.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Cunedda.html |
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Cunedda
Cunedda. Leader of the Votadini tribe of southern Scotland in the late Roman period. Cunedda and the Votadini migrated from southern Scotland to north Wales, as part of the military and social upheavals of this turbulent period, in either the late 4th or the early 5th cent. However it must be remembered that the meagre historical accounts of late Roman Britain are sometimes no more than traditions recorded at a later date. This is particularly so in the case of Cunedda, and the tradition surrounding him has been described as ‘folklore’. The contention that the British leader Vortigern arranged the migration of the Votadini in order to strengthen north Wales against the Irish, thus establishing the royal house of Gwynedd, must be treated with caution.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cunedda.html JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Cunedda.html |
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Cunedda
Cunedda Leader of the Votadini tribe of southern Scotland in the late Roman period. Cunedda and the Votadini migrated from southern Scotland to north Wales. The contention that the British leader Vortigern arranged the migration of the Votadini in order to strengthen north Wales against the Irish must be treated with caution.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cunedda.html JOHN CANNON. "Cunedda." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Cunedda.html |
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