Gviddno Crane legs ( Wall. Gwyddno Garahnhir ) - the semi-legendary ruler of Mayrionidd (540-580), a sub-kingdom subordinate to the Kingdom of Gwynedd .
| Gviddno up Gurin | |||||||
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| wall. Gwyddno ap Gwrin | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Gurin | ||||||
| Successor | Idris | ||||||
| Birth | 520 | ||||||
| Death | 580 | ||||||
| Father | Gurin | ||||||
| Mother | Marchel Top Brihan | ||||||
| Spouse | Istradven | ||||||
| Children | Idris , Rin, Divnual, Avionid, Elffin, Sandde, Edern | ||||||
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Biography
Gviddno was the son and heir of Gurin Trimmed beard . Or, perhaps, he was a grandson, the son of Klidno, the son of Gurin [1]
Gviddno Yard was located in the beautiful Kair-Vidno Palace in the western part of Mayrionidda, known as Mays Gviddno. These were low-lying lands fenced off from the sea by the Sarn Badrig stone dam, a pebble ridge that can still be seen at low tide in the Barmut area. A certain maiden named Mererid drank Seytenin , who ruled the castle of Caer Rihog, and he opened the gate, setting the sea in Mays Gviddno. The flood killed 16 cities, including Kayr Vidno. Gviddno had to move the capital further east to Port Vidno (modern board).
According to legend, Gviddno was the owner of a wonderful basket, one of thirteen "Treasures of Britain." If you put food for one person in this basket, then you could get food for one hundred people.
Perhaps Gviddno is mentioned by Galfrid of Monmouth under the name Guintelin.
After the death of Gviddno, his eldest son Idris Giant became the sub-king.
Notes
- ↑ Bartrum, Peter C. A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about AD1000 . National Library of Wales, 1993. p.393.
Literature
- Ford, Patrick K. (ed.) (1992). Ystoria Taliesin . University of Wales Press. (The text of the Story of Taliesin in the hand of Elis Gruffydd)
- North, Frederick John. (1957). Sunken cities: Some legends of the coast and lakes of Wales
- Williams, Edward (c. 1810), Williams (ab Iolo), Taliesin, ed., Iolo Manuscripts , Llandovery: William Rees, 1848 , < https://books.google.com/?id=TnBoaWNvArEC&printsec=frontcover >