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Selyf ap Cynan

Selyf's father was Cynan Garwyn ap Brochwel and his mother was Gwynwenwen of Dalriada. His paternal grandparents were King of Powys Brochwel Ysgithrog ap Cyngen and Arddyn Benasgel verch Pabo; his maternal grandparents were Domangart Mac Aedan and <Unknown>. He was an only child. He died due to Battle of Chester in 0616 in Chester, Cheshire, England.¹

General Notes
- Selyf ap Cynan, (Battle-Serpent) (610 - 613)
  Selyf ap Cynan or Selyf Sarffgadau (died 616) appears in Old Welsh genealogies as an early 7th century King of Powys, the son of Cynan Garwyn.
  
  His name is a Welsh form of Solomon, appearing in the oldest genealogies as Selim. He reputedly bore the nickname Sarffgadau, meaning battle-serpent. According to the Annals of Ulster and the Annals of Wales, in 616 he died at the Battle of Chester, fighting against Æthelfrith of Northumbria. The Annals of Ulster entitle him King of the Britons, perhaps because he led a combined force from more than one Brythonic kingdom at that battle against the Northumbrians (the king of Gwynedd, Iago ap Beli, also died there according to the Annals of Wales).
  (Wikipedia)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- King of Powys Cyngen Glodrydd
  
  King of Powys Brochwel Ysgithrog ap Cyngen
  - d.~  0560
  
  Gwyngwen ap Tewdr
  
  Brychan ap Gwyngwen
  
  Tudlwystl verch Brychan
  
  Cynan Garwyn ap Brochwel
  - d.~  0610 in Powys, Wales
  
  Pabo Post Prydain
  
  Arddyn Benasgel verch Pabo
  
  Selyf ap Cynan
  - d.0616 in Chester, Cheshire, England
  
  Domangart of Dalriada I ^*
  - b.~  0415 d.0507
  
  Gabhran of Dalriada
  - d.~  0557
  
  Fedelmia Foltchain ^*
  
  Aedan of Dalriada
  - b.~  0534 d.17 Apr 0608
  
  King Dumnagual (The Old) of Alt Clut I ^*
  
  verch Dumnagual
  
  Domangart Mac Aedan
  - b.~  0552 in Dalriada, Argyll, Scotland d.0596 in Saxonia, Northumbria, Britain
  
  Domelch of the Picts
  
  Gwynwenwen of Dalriada
  - b. in Dalriada, Argyll, Scotland
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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