Elfael

Elfael was one of a number of Welsh cantrefi occupying the region between the River Wye and river Severn, known as Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, in the early Middle Ages. ^[1]

18 relations: Buellt, Cadwallon ap Madog, Cantref, Commote, Cynllibiwg, Elystan Glodrydd, Gwrtheyrnion, Marcher Lord, Maud de Braose, New Radnor, Painscastle, Painscastle Castle, Petty kingdom, Radnorshire, Rhwng Gwy a Hafren, Rhys ap Gruffydd, Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, Welsh Marches.

Buellt

Buellt or Builth was a cantref in medieval Wales, located west of the River Wye.

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Cadwallon ap Madog was the son of Madog ab Idnerth who had died in 1140, while Idnerth was a grandson of Elystan Glodrydd who had died in around 1010 and had founded a dynasty in the Middle Marches of Wales, in the area known as Rhwng Gwy a Hafren (Between Wye & Severn).

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Cantref

A cantref (plural cantrefi) was a medieval Welsh land division, particularly important in the administration of Welsh law.

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Commote

A commote (Welsh cwmwd, sometimes spelt in older documents as cymwd, plural cymydau, less frequently cymydoedd),Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (University of Wales Dictionary), p. 643 was a secular division of land in Medieval Wales.

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Cynllibiwg

Cynllibiwg (or some variation) was evidently a place name in early medieval Wales.

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Elystan Glodrydd

Elystan Glodrydd (or, occasionally, Elstan Glodrydd; died 1010), also known as "Æthelstan the Famous" and "The Renowned," was, according to Welsh genealogical tracts, the founder of the fifth Royal Tribe of Wales.

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Gwrtheyrnion

Gwrtheyrnion or Gwerthrynion was a commote in medieval Wales, located in Mid Wales on the north side of the River Wye.

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Marcher Lord

A Marcher Lord was a noble appointed by the King of England to guard the border (known as the Welsh Marches) between England and Wales.

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Maud de Braose

Maud de Braose, Lady of Bramber (c. 1155 – 1210) was an English noble, the spouse of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, a powerful Marcher baron and court favourite of King John of England.

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New Radnor

New Radnor (Maesyfed) is a village in Powys, mid Wales.

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Painscastle

Painscastle (Welsh: Castell-paen) is a village and community in Powys, Wales and also a village which takes its name from the castle.

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Painscastle Castle

Painscastle Castle is a castle in the village of Painscastle in Powys, Wales.

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Petty kingdom

A petty kingdom is a kingdom described as minor or "petty" by contrast to an empire or unified kingdom that either preceded or succeeded it (e.g. the numerous kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England unified into the Kingdom of England in the 10th century, or the numerous Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland as the Kingdom of Ireland in the 16th century).

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Radnorshire

Radnor or Radnorshire (Sir Faesyfed) is a sparsely populated area, one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales.

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Rhwng Gwy a Hafren

Rhwng Gwy a Hafren (Between Wye and Severn) was a region of medieval Wales, located in the Welsh Marches between Powys to the north and Brycheiniog to the south.

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Rhys ap Gruffydd

Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to "Griffith") (1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197.

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Roger Mortimer of Wigmore

Roger de Mortimer (before 1153-before 8 July 1214) was a medieval marcher lord, residing at Wigmore Castle in the English county of Herefordshire.

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Welsh Marches

The Welsh Marches (Y Mers) is an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfael

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