Arthfael ap Rhys (son of Rhys) was a prince of
Glywsing (modern Glamorgan) and
Gwent Gwent may refer to:
Places
*Kingdom of Gwent, a post-Roman Welsh kingdom or principality which existed in various forms between about the 5th and 11th centuries, although the name continued in use later
*Gwent (preserved county), a preserved count ...
in the late eighth century. He is dated by the genealogist
Peter Bartrum
Peter Clement Bartrum (4 December 1907 in Hampstead, London, England – 14 August 2008, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England) was a researcher and genealogist who, from the 1930s onwards, specialised in the genealogy of the Welsh nobility ...
to c.760.
Family
His father was called Rhys and his mother was probably Ceingar ferch Maredudd ap Tewdws of
Dyfed
Dyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales, covering the modern counties Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It is mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel. Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed w ...
. His wife was Brawstudd ferch Gloud ap Pasgen Buellt. According to Bartrum, Arthfael had two sons, "Meurig of the line of Gwent" and "Rhys of the line of Glywsing". Two late ninth century brothers had a father called Arthfael.
Rhys ap Arthfael
Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh language, Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous kings such as Rhys ap Tewdwr.
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was the father of
Hywel ap Rhys (died 886), king of Glywsing, and
Meurig ap Arthfael was the father of
Brochfael ap Meurig and
Ffernfael ap Meurig, joint kings of Gwent (fl. 880s). The names and locations suggest that the kings of Glywsing and Gwent were descended from Arthfael ap Rhys. The historian
Thomas Charles-Edwards
Thomas Mowbray Owen Charles-Edwards (born 11 November 1943) is an emeritus academic at the University of Oxford. He formerly held the post of Jesus Professor of Celtic and is a Professorial Fellow at Jesus College.
Biography
He was educated ...
gives Arthfael's father's name as Rhys and says that Meurig may have died in 849, whereas
Wendy Davies states that Meurig ap Arthfael ruled until 874 and does not give Arthfael's patronym. The three scholars appear to be discussing the same Arthfael, and the explanation for the discrepancies in dates is unclear.
Citations
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* {{cite book, editor-first=Simon, editor-last=Keynes , editor2-first=Michael , editor2-last=Lapidge , title=Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources , publisher=Penguin Classics , location=London, UK, year=1983, isbn=978-0-14-044409-4
8th-century Welsh people