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King of Gwynedd, Wales Cadwallon (Lawhir, Long Hand) ap Einion

Cadwallon, known as Lawhir, Long Hand, was born about 0460 in Wales.¹ Lawhir, Long Hand's father was King of Gwynedd, Wales Einion (Yrth) ap Cunedda and his mother was Prawst verch Tidlet. His paternal grandparents were Cunedda (Wledig, the Imperator) ap Edern and Gwawl verch Coel. He had a brother named White Teeth. He died in 0534.¹

General Notes
- Cadwallon Lawhir ('Long Hand'), was a king of Gwynedd.
  According to tradition, Cadwallon ruled during, or shortly after, the Battle of Mons Badonicus, and King Arthur's victory over the Saxons (depending on which date you believe, said battle accorded either sometime between the early 490s and the mid 510s). Although it is unlikely that Cadwallon himself was present at the event, he would likely have benefitted from the period of relative peace and prosperity throughout Britain that it procured. The most momentous military achievement of Cadwallon's reign was the final expulsion of Irish settlers on Ynys Mon (Anglesey), and the absorption of that island, which would later become the cultural and political base of the kingdom, into Gwynedd.
  
  Cadwallon's second name, Lawhir, referred to an actual physical characteristic of the man: he apparently had unusually long arms. Iolo Goch claims that he could "reach a stone from the ground to kill a raven, without bending his back, because his arm was as long as his side to the ground."
  
  According to Gildas, Cadwallon's son, Maelgwn, murdered his uncle to ascend to the throne, which suggests that someone other than Maelgwn himself inherited the kingdom upon Cadwallon's death. No clear evidence exists as to who this "lost king" might be (assuming, of course, that Gildas's account is reliable), but some have suggested the name of Owain Danwyn ('White-Tooth') as the unfortunate heir/victim.
  (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Tegid ap Cein ^*
  - b.~  0314 in Wales
  
  Padarn (Beisrudd) ap Tegid
  - b.~  0339 in Yr Hen Ogledd
  
  Edern ap Padarn
  - b.~  0364 in Wales
  
  Cunedda (Wledig, the Imperator) ap Edern
  - b.~  0386 in Cardigan, Wales d.~  0460 in Gwynedd, Wales
  
  King of Gwynedd, Wales Einion (Yrth) ap Cunedda
  - b.~  0420 in Manaw Gododdin, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d.0500
  
  Arviragus Gweirydd ap Cynefelyn ^*
  - d.0043
  
  King of the Britons Meric
  - b.0045 d.0125
  
  Genuissa Claudia of Rome ^*
  
  Coel (Old King)
  - b.0125 in Britain
  
  Prasutagus of the Iceni
  
  Julia of the Iceni
  
  Queen of the Iceni Boadicea ^*
  - b.0030
  
  Gwawl verch Coel
  - b.~  0388 in Wales
  
  Cadwan of Cumbria
  
  Strada of Cambria
  
  Gwladys of Siluria
  
  King of Gwynedd, Wales Cadwallon (Lawhir, Long Hand) ap Einion
  - b.~  0460 in Wales d.0534
  
  Prawst verch Tidlet
  - b.~  0422 in Powys, Wales
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

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¹ http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I09919&style=TABLE
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