As an ancestor figure, Coel Hen compares to Dyfnwal Hen, who is likewise attributed with founding kingly lines in the Hen Ogledd.
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The Bonedd Gwŷr y Gogledd records him as a descendent of Dyfnwal Hen of Alt Clut, though the genealogy is much confused (Gauran is given as his son, rather than father).