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Gwgon ap
Meurig (died c. 870/871) was a 9th-century king of
Ceredigion and
Ystrad Tywi (i.e., Seisyllwg) in
southwest Wales.
Gwgon was the son of the former...
- Wgon sung of by
Dafydd ap
Gwilym or
possibly after the 13th-century poet
Gwgon Brydydd. "How to scramble: Crib Goch". www.thebmc.co.uk.
Steve Ashton (1992)...
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expanded his
dominion further, into
Ceredigion following the
death of its King
Gwgon.
During the year 873,
Rhodri won two more
successes against the Vikings...
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Einion ap
Gwgon (fl. c. 1215) was a
court poet in the
Welsh language. His sole
surviving poem is a
eulogy to
Prince Llywelyn ap
Iorwerth (Llywelyn the...
- that in the laws. In 872,
Gwgon, the last in the
traditional line of
kings of Ceredigion, drowned,
leaving no heir.
Gwgon's sister, Angharad, was married...
- the
death by
drowning of the brother's
maternal uncle Gwgon ap Meurig, in
either 871 or 872.
Gwgon is
recorded as
dying whilst crossing the
River Llychwr...
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brother Gwgon, King of Seisyllwg,
drowned crossing the
River Llychwr in the
Gower while fighting "black pagans" (taken to mean
Viking invaders).
Gwgon died...
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following the
drowning of the last king in the
traditional line,
Gwgon, in 872.
After Gwgon's death, Rhodri,
husband to the dead king's
sister Angharad, became...
- Rhodri, King (878–916)
Seisyllwg –
Meurig ap Dyfnwal [br], King (770–807)
Gwgon ap Meurig, King (808–872)
Cadell ap Rhodri, King (872–909)
Kingdom of Powys...
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possibly founder of Seisyllwg)
Arthen (?-807)
Dyfnwallon Meurig of
Seisyllwg Gwgon of
Seisyllwg (?-c. 870/871)
House Manaw Angharad ferch Meurig (?-872) and...
