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Meirchion Gul, King of Rheged
(c.438-535)
(Welsh-Meirchion, Latin-Marcianus, English-Mark)
Meirchion the Lean, presumably a very slim man, was the son of Gwrast Lledlwm. He succeeded his father as King of a united Rheged, though he lost Elmet to his younger brother, Mascuid. Upon Meirchion's death in about 535, the Kingdom was divided between his two sons.
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Cynfarch Oer (also known as Cunomarcus or Cynfarch ap Meirchion) was probably a 6th century king of the Sub-Roman realm of Rheged, believed to be located in north-west England and south-west Scotland. This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Sub-Roman Britain is a term derived from an archaeologists label for the material culture of Britain in Late Antiquity. ... Entrance to the Rheged Discovery Centre Rheged was a Brythonic nation of Sub-Roman Britain, where the natives spoke Cumbric. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... Motto: (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by...
Next to nothing is known about Cynfarch. He appears in the Old Welsh pedigrees of the Brythonic 'Men of the North' as the son of the equally obscure Meirchion Gul (Marcianus the Lean) and father of the slightly better documented Urien Rheged. His name was well remembered however and his family were known as the 'Cynferchyn' in his honour. His unflattering epithet Oer means 'the Dismal'. Old Welsh (Hen Gymraeg) is the label attached to the Welsh language from the time it developed from the Brythonic language, generally thought to be in the period between the middle of the 6th century and the middle of the 7th century, until the early 12th century when it developed... Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of Great Britain, and their cultures and languages, the Brythonic languages. ... Yr Hen Ogledd or The Old North. Part of northern Britain before the Anglo-Gaelic conquest The Hen Ogledd, or Yr Hen Ogledd, is an Old Welsh term meaning The Old North which refers to the sub-Roman Brythonic kingdoms of what is now northern England and southern Scotland. ... Urien, father of Owain mab Urien (later known as Ywain), was an historical king of Rheged in northern England and southern Scotland during the 6th century. ...
It is assumed that Cynfarch ruled in Rheged before Urien. Accepting H.M. Chadwick's suggestion that Senyllt ap Dingad was a king of Galloway, expelled to the Isle of Man around 550, David Nash Ford suggests that Cynfarch was his oppressor. Hence the apparent 'Rheged' placename at Dunragit near Stranraer and tales of Mark ap Meirchion (or Cun-mark ap Meirchion) in the same area. He may also have been a participant in the Battle of Arfderydd in 573. Galloway (Scottish Gaelic, Gall-ghaidhealaibh or Gallobha, Lowland Scots Gallowa) today refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in southwest Scotland, but has fluctuated greatly in size over history. ... Events By Place Byzantine Empire Silk reaches Constantinople (approximate date). ... Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway (previously Wigtownshire) in south-west Scotland. ... Stranraer (An t-Sròn Reamhar in Gaelic) is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and was formerly in the county of Wigtownshire. ... Mark of Cornwall (Latin Marcus Cunomorus, Cornish Margh, Welsh March or Cynfawr) was a king of Kernyw (Cornwall) in the early 6th century AD. He is most famous as the uncle of Tristan and husband of Iseult, who engage in a secret affair behind his back. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Events Pope Gregory I is ordained monk. ...
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Meirchion Gul, King of Rheged
(c.438-535)
(Welsh: Meirchion; Latin: Marcianus; English: Markian)
Meirchion the Lean, presumably a very slim man, was the son of Gwrast Lledlwm. He succeeded his father as King of a united Rheged, though he lost Elmet to his younger brother, Mascuid. Upon Meirchion's death in about AD 535, the Kingdom was divided between his two sons, Cynfarch Oer and Elidyr Llydanwyn.
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From http://www.britannia.com/bios/ebk/meirchrd.html
Meirchion Gul, King of Rheged
(c.438-535)
(Welsh-Meirchion, Latin-Marcianus, English-Mark)
Meirchion the Lean, presumably a very slim man, was the son of Gwrast Lledlwm. He succeeded his father as King of a united Rheged, though he lost Elmet to his younger brother, Mascuid. Upon Meirchion's death in about 535, the Kingdom was divided between his two sons.
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Name: Merichion"Gul" ap GWRWST
Given Name: Merichion"Gul" ap
Surname: Gwrwst
Sex: M
Change Date: 13 MAY 2009
Note:
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Birth: 430 in South Reged, Britain
Endowment: 5 JUN 1930
Reference Number: > 283 WEL
Death: Y
Father: Gwrwst "Ledlwm" ap CENEU b: 400 in South Reged, Britain
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
Cynfarch "Oer" ap MEIRCHION b: 459 in South Reged, Britain
Elidir "Lydanwyn" ap MEIRCHION b: 457 in South Reged, Britain
Idno ap MEIRCHION b: ABT 455 in , South Reged, Britain
Sources:
Abbrev: Pedigree Resource File CD 6
Title: Pedigree Resource File CD 6 (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999)serve, Inc., 1999)serve, Inc., 1999).
Repository:
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First name aka 'Meirchaum' or Merchiaun'.
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Cynfarch Oer (also known as Cunomarcus or Cynfarch ap Meirchion) was probably a 6th century king of the Sub-Roman realm of Rheged, believed to be located in north-west England and south-west Scotland.
Next to nothing is known about Cynfarch. He appears in the Old Welsh pedigrees of the Brythonic 'Men of the North' as the son of the equally obscure Meirchion Gul (Marcianus the Lean) and father of the slightly better documented Urien Rheged. His name was well remembered however and his family were known as the 'Cynferchyn' in his honour. His unflattering epithet Oer means 'the Dismal'.
It is assumed that Cynfarch ruled in Rheged before Urien. Accepting H.M. Chadwick's suggestion that Senyllt ap Dingad was a king of Galloway, expelled to the Isle of Man around 550, David Nash Ford suggests that Cynfarch was his oppressor. Hence the apparent 'Rheged' placename at Dunragit near Stranraer and tales of Mark ap Meirchion (or Cun-mark ap Meirchion) in the same area. He may also have been a participant in the Battle of Arfderydd in 573.
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OR "MEIRCHIAWNGUL".
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OR "MEIRCHIAWNGUL"
Welsh" Meirchion; Latin: Marcianus; English: Mark
Meirchion "the Lean", presumably a very slim man, was King of a united Rheged, though he lost Elmet to his younger brother, Mascuid. Upon Meirchion's death in about 535, the Kingdom was divided between his two sons.
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