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Edeyrnion

Edeirnion (antiquarian form: Edeyrnion), a medieval Welsh cantref and area of Gwynedd

Edwin of Tegeingl

Edwin of Tegeingl (born about 1020 and died 1073) was a prince or lord of the cantref of Tegeingl in north-east Wales.

Gwerclas

Gwerclas usually refers to a former castle and farmstead close to Cymmer in the parish of Llangar in the ancient cantref of Edeyrnion, Wales.

Llywelyn ap Seisyll

According to some genealogies, Seisyll and his son were associated with Rhuddlan, perhaps as lords of its commote in Rhos cantref.

Maelienydd

Maelienydd, sometimes spelt Maeliennydd, was a cantref and lordship in east central Wales covering the area from the River Teme to Radnor Forest and the area around Llandrindod Wells.

Rhuddlan

Prior to Norman occupation of lower Gwynedd, the Perfeddwlad, Rhuddlan was the site of a Welsh cantref and served as the seat of government for the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1007 – August 5, 1063), whose family may have been the traditional Welsh lords of Rhuddlan for generations.


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