Cynyr Ceinfarfog
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[edit]
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
- Winwaloe[11][12]
- Jacut[11][12]
- Wethenoc (or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc)[11][12]
- Creirwy (or Creirvy or Klervi)[11]
- Cadfan.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
- ^ Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Chris Barber, David Pykitt, Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur (Weiser Books, 15 Jan. 1997) p107.
- ^ a b Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles.
- ^ Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
- ^ "Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ Nash Ford, David, St. Non in Early British Kingdoms, 2001, accessed 17 October 2012.
- ^ Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of King Arthur.(Hachette UK, 2011).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brian Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan (Lulu.com) p34.
- ^ a b c d Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, volume 1, p. 275 (Henry & Co. 1857).
- ^ a b c 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).
- ^ 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).