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Cynyr Ceinfarfog

Cynyr Ceinfarfog

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Cynyr Ceinfarfog (born c. 480) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Dyfed in Wales. He was known as Cunoricus in Latin[1] and in English as Kendrick or as Cynyr the Red.

According to the earliest Welsh versions of the Arthurian legend, he was the foster parent who raised King Arthur,[2] with his son Sir Kay,[3][4] though this later was attributed to Sir Ector.

Born about 480 AD he may have been born a Roman citizen,[5] and ruled from Caer Goch (Caer Gawch), near Mynyw (St. Davids).[4] Some historians say that he could have been the son of Aergol Lawhir and brother of Vortiporius and may have been a Saint and not a King.

Family

He is reputed to have married twice, first to Princess Sefin, daughter of St. Brychan, King of Brycheiniog, and second to Anna daughter of Vortimer.[6]

He was the father of Saint Non[7][8] (the mother of Saint David of Wales)[9] and Saint Wenna[citation needed] (the mother of Saint Cybi).

His grandchildren include

His great-grandchildren include

References

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    Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
  2. [2]
    Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. [3]
    Chris Barber, David Pykitt, Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur (Weiser Books, 15 Jan. 1997) p107.
  4. [4]
    Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles.
  5. [5]
    Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
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    "Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  7. [7]
    Nash Ford, David, St. Non in Early British Kingdoms, 2001, accessed 17 October 2012.
  8. [8]
    Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of King Arthur.(Hachette UK, 2011).
  9. [9]
    Stanton, Richard (1892). A menology of England and Wales: or, Brief memorials of the ancient British and English saints arranged according to the calendar, together with the martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries. London: Burns & Oates. p. 99.
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    Brian Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan (Lulu.com) p34.
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    Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, volume 1, p. 275 (Henry & Co. 1857).
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    Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 3, p. 38 (1911).
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    Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 2, p. 9 (C. J. Clark, 1908).
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