Aergol Longhand (
Modern Welsh: ''Aergol Lawhir''; c. 437 c. 515) was a legendary king of
Dyfed and son and heir of King
Triffyn Farfog.
His name is the Welsh form of the Latin
Agricola, just as his father's 'name' is the Cambrian form of "
tribune".
Some sources claim he was born around 437. His court was at Lis Castell (
Lydstep
Lydstep Haven, known in ancient times as ''Lis Castell'', is an area in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Manorbier. Both the beach and caravan park are what is known as Lydstep Haven. Reached via the A4139 from Tenby and Pembroke.
The ...
) near Din Bych (
Tenby); there may have been another at Castell Argoel (probably
Caeth Argoel) in Dyfed, which was presumably named in his honor.
[ Wade-Evans, Arthur. '' Welsh Medieval Law''. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 31 Jan 2013.] He was a patron of the church at
Llandaff and the bishops of
Glywysing Saints
Teilo and
Euddogwy. He received Euddogwy's father King
Budic II of Brittany
Budic II ( lat-med, Budicius; cy, Budig or '; ), formerly known as Budick, was a king of Cornouaille in Brittany in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. He was father of Hoel as well as several Celtic saints.
Life
Budic II was born in Cornouail ...
after the latter was expelled from his land and was remembered by
Gildas as a "good king".
Aergol was known to be an enemy of King
Cynan Garwyn of Powys and they clashed at
Crug Dyfed Crug is a Welsh word meaning
barrow, cairn, or hillock.
It may also refer to:
Places
* Bryn-crug, Wales
* Crug Hywel Events
* Battle of Crug Mawr
The Battle of Crug Mawr ('Great Barrow'), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Cardigan, too ...
. He possibly conquered the
Ystrad Tywi around the late 400s which was why he was given the name “Long-Hand.”
References
437 births
515 deaths
Monarchs of Dyfed
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