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Ewyas
Founded as a kingdom of the Silures Britons,
Ewyas was situated east of mid-south Wales, and seems to have been as well-established and as
early to find its independent feet as Dumnonia to
the south. Its capital was Caerwent (Caer Gwent), and (very typically) its rulers
traced their lineage to some of the greatest figures of Celtic British
history, the list of ancestors dating back to the landing of Julius Caesar
in 55 BC. Much of this until the fourth century is semi-legendary, but may
well have been based on fact. |
c.55 BC |
Llyr Lleddiarth (Half-Speech) |
m Lweriadd ferch Beli Mawr (the Great) (High King)
c.110 BC. |
c.20 BC |
Bran Fendigaid (the Blessed) |
High King. First King of Silures. |
[c.AD 22 |
Alan ap Bran |
Second son.] |
[c.AD 24 |
Sadwr ap Bran |
Third son (There were nine
others from AD 26).] |
[c.AD 65 |
Eurgain |
Daughter. Returned from
Rome to spread Christianity.] |
c.60 |
Coellyn ap Caradog |
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c.100 |
Owain ap Beli |
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c.140 |
Meirchion Fawdfilr ap Owain |
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c.180 |
Cwrrig Fawr/Goruc Mawr (the Great) |
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c.215 |
Gwrddwfn ap Cwrrig |
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c.250 |
Einudd ap Gwrddwfn |
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c.283 |
Eudaf Hen (Octavius the Old) |
 King of Ewyas &
High King of Britain. |
[c.283 |
St Elen Lwyddog (of the Host) |
Dau.
m
Magnus Maximus, Western Roman Emperor
d.388]. |
[c.285 |
Gereint ap Einudd |
Second child. Father of Conan
Meriadog of Dumnonia.] |
c.320 |
Arthfael ap Einudd |
Third child. King of Ewyas? |
c.340 |
Gwrgant ap Arthfael |
King of Ewyas? |
c.380 |
Meirchion ap Gwrgant |
King of Ewyas? |
c.430 |
By this time, Ewyas appears to
be without a king, perhaps being dominated by Vortigern's
Powys
immediately to the north. Vortigern ensures that his eldest son becomes the new king, and
the region is renamed, eventually becoming Gwent. |
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Gwent
Gwent evolved from Ewyas and was situated next to Glywyssing
to the west (and was later divided in two, the eastern half becoming Ergyng).
It continued to use Caer Gwent as its capital. The kingdom was renamed Gwerthefyriwg in honour of Vortigern's
son (using the Celtic version of his Romanised name), and later came to be known after its capital. |
c.430 - c.460 |
Vortimer (Gwerthefyr) Fendigaid (Blessed) |
Son of
High King Vortigern. Kingdom renamed Gwerthefyriwg. |
c.460 - c.480 |
Honorius (Ynyr Gwent) |
m St Madrun ferch Gwerthefyr. |
c.474 |
At this time,
Gwerthefyriwg (former Ewyas) becomes divided into Gwent and
Ergyng. |
c.480 |
Iddon |
Son. |
c.490 - c.540 |
Caradog Freichfras (Strongarm) ap Ynyr |
King of
Vannetais &
Bro Erech.
Bro-in-law: Cado of Dumnonia. |
c.540 |
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Gereint |
Sub-king of Orcheus in Gwent.
m gnd-dau.
of Budig II of Brittany. |
c.540 - c.590 |
Meurig ap Caradog |
Married to the aunt of Cadwg.
King of Gwynllg & Penychen. |
580 |
Mentioned at this time during his
reign, Meurig is passed the combined kingdom of Gwynllg & Penychen
by Cadwg. He may well have gained the Gorfynedd sub-kingdom of Glywyssing
(as he is stated as being ruler of Gower which is the western arm of that state), and his marriage to the daughter of the king of
Ergyng means that his son inherits
that kingdom. His grandson, holding onto these territories, is dubbed the King of South East Wales. |
c.590 |
Erbic ap Meurig |
King of
Gwent & Ergyng. |
c.595 |
Erb ap Erbic |
King of
Gwent & Ergyng. |
c.610 |
Upon Erb's death the unified kingdom of
Gwent &
Ergyng is divided between his sons.
Nynnio gains Gwent, while Pebiaw gains Ergyng. |
c.610 |
Nynnio ap Erb |
King of Gwent &
Glywyssing. |
c.620 |
Llywarch ap Nynnio |
King of Gwent &
Glywyssing. |
- c.625 |
St Tewdrig ap Llywarch |
King of Gwent &
Glywyssing. Abdicated in favour of his son. |
c.625 - c.665 |
Meurig ap Tewdrig |
King of Gwent,
Glywyssing, &
Ergyng. |
c.630 |
Gwent is subjected to a
largescale Saxon raid. The fall of kingdoms such as
Caer Gloui and
Pengwern has opened up the Welsh border to the direct
attention of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, as by now the invaders control most of what is
becoming England. Also, by marrying the daughter of the king of
Ergyng,
Meurig effects a final reuniting of the two kingdoms. |
c.680 - c.685 |
Athrwys ap Meurig |
King of Gwent,
Glywyssing &
Ergyng. |
c.715 |
Morgan ap Athrwys |
Over-King of Gwent,
Glywyssing &
Ergyng. |
c.735 |
Ithel ap Morgan |
King of South East Wales
(Gwent, Glywyssing &
Ergyng). |
c.755 |
It is probable that
Ithel divides the joint kingdom between sons. Rhys ap Ithel becomes King of
Glywyssing. The name of Ergyng is no longer used, the
territory now having long been part of Gwent. |
c.755 |
Brochwal (?ap Ithel) |
King of Gwent. |
? - 775 |
Ffernfael ap Ithel |
King (Annales Cambriae)? |
775 - ? |
Athrwys |
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? - 848 |
Ithael |
Killed in battle against
Brycheiniog. |
c.830s |
Meurig |
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c.880s |
Ffernfael |
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c.880s |
Brochwel |
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c.920s |
Arthfael |
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c.927 |
Uwen / Owain ap Hywell |
King of Gwent &
Glywyssing. |
927 - 955 |
Gwent
becomes tributary to Athelstan of the
West Saxon united
English kingdom at about this time, and seems
to be ruled by Morgan Hen Fawr ap Owain, king of Morgannwg. |
c.955 |
Noe |
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c.970 - c.983 |
Arthfael |
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c.983 - c.1015 |
Rhodhri |
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Griffith |
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1015 - 1045 |
Edwin |
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1045 - 1055 |
Meurig |
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1055 - 1063 |
The
kingdom is governed by Gwynedd. |
1063 - 1081 |
Caradoc |
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1081 - 1090 |
The kingdom is governed by
Morgannwg. |
1090 |
The
Normans overrun South East Wales and the kingdom falls. |
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