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- Gwynllŵg was a kingdom of mediaeval Wales and later a Norman lordship and then a cantref. Location It was named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century or 6th century ruler and consisted of the coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk rivers, together with the hills to the north, the Commote of Machen.
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Gwynllyw Filwr or Gwynllyw Farfog (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡwɪnɬɪu]), known in English in a corrupted form as Woolos the Warrior or Woolos the Bearded (Latin: Gundleus, Gundleius or Gwenleue; c. 450 – 500 CE) was a Welsh king and religious figure.
It was named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century or 6th century ruler and consisted of the coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk rivers, together with the hills to the north, the Commote of Machen. It was traditionally regarded as part of the kingdom of Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg), rather than that of Gwent which extended only as ...
Traditional history. The medieval lives of Saint Cadoc (c. 1100) by Lifris and of Saint Gwynllyw (c. 1120) preserve legendary details of Gwynllyw, though details frequently differ. He is also noted in Welsh king lists. The saint's lives note that his deeds were celebrated by Welsh bards, indicating he had a widespread popular following ...
GWYNLLYW (Gundleius, Gunlyu), saint, fl. late 5th-early 6th century. was the son of Glywys, ruler of the kingdom of Glywysing which extended over parts of eastern Carmarthenshire, Glamorganshire, and Monmouthshire. Gwynllyw's mother was Guaul, daughter of Ceredig ap Cunedda.
Wentlooge, or Gwynllwg as it was called, was a kingdom within early Wales and later became a medieval Norman lordship. Named after Gwynllyw, its 5th or 6th century ruler, it consisted of the coastal plain stretching between the Rhymney and Usk rivers, together with the hills to the north.
King of Gwynllwg (c.AD 466-523) (Latin: Gundleus; English: Woolos) Gwynllyw the Bearded (or possibly the Warrior) lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. He was King Glywys Cernyw's eldest son and he inherited the main eastern portion of the Kingdom, bordering Gwent. It became known as Gwynllwg after him and his capital was eventually ...
It was traditionally regarded as part of the kingdom of Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg), rather than that of Gwent which extended only as far westwards as the River Usk.
