Details of the Children of
Brychan Brycheiniog
by David Nash Ford
CHILDREN OF
BRYCHAN BRYCHEINIOG
Source
Records
From
a combination of sources, it appears that the most
popular Celtic tradition concerning King Brychan
Brycheiniog stated that he had eleven sons and
twenty-four daughters. However, their numbers grew
over time, as more and more seculars as well as saints
wished to claim descent from one of the Holy Families
of Britain. Welsh, Cornish and Irish sources are,
however, at complete variants with each other over the
names of these children.
The earliest and most
reliable sources are the De Situ Brecheniauc,
the Cognacio Brychan and the Jesus College
MS20. These Welsh records all list the following
sons of Brychan, the first by Banhadlwedd daughter of
Banadl, the others by his three wives, Prawst,
Rhybrawst and Eurbrawst:
|
Cynog |
|
Rhain
Dremrudd |
|
Clydwyn |
|
Arthen |
|
Papai |
|
Dingad |
|
Berwyn |
|
Rhydog |
The following sons
appear in the Cognacio Brychan and the Jesus
College MS20, though the De Situ Brecheniauc
refers to them as grandsons:
These two sources also
list two extra sons:
Other Welsh sources
claim the following additional sons:
|
Caian |
|
Cynbryd |
|
Cynfran |
|
Cynin |
|
Dogfan |
|
Dyfnan |
|
Dyfrig |
|
Hychan |
|
Llecheu |
|
Neffei |
|
Rhawin |
|
Llofan |
|
Llonio |
|
Heilin |
|
Afallach |
|
Gwynnen |
|
Gwynnws |
The De Situ
Brecheniauc also lists the following daughters:
|
Meleri |
|
Hunydd |
|
Gwladys |
|
Ceingar |
|
Tudglid |
|
Nyfain |
|
Gwawr |
|
Marchell |
|
Lluan |
|
Gwrygon
Goddeu |
|
Arianwen |
|
Bethan |
|
Ceinwen |
|
Cerddych |
|
Clydai |
|
Cynheiddon |
|
Dwynwen |
|
Eiliwedd |
|
Goleudydd |
|
Gwen |
|
Lludd |
|
Tudful |
|
Tudwystl |
|
Tybie |
Other Welsh sources
list the following extra daughters:
|
Beiol |
|
Tydieu |
|
Eufail |
|
Hawystl |
|
Edwen |
|
Gwenrhiw |
|
Tudwen |
|
Callwen |
|
Gwenfyl |
|
Gwennan |
|
Mwynwen |
Cornish sources are
based on the Life of St.Nectan in the Gotha
MS M.n.57 and list twenty-four children of Brychan
by his wife, Gwladys:
|
Adwen |
|
|
Canauc |
(Cynog) |
|
Cleder |
(Clether) |
|
Dilic |
|
|
Endilient |
(Endelienta) |
|
Helie |
|
|
Johannes |
(Sion) |
|
Iona |
|
|
Juliana |
(Ilud) |
|
Kenhender |
(Cynidr) |
|
Keri |
(Curig) |
|
Mabon |
(Mabyn) |
|
Menfre |
(Menefrewy) |
|
Merewenne |
(Marwenna) |
|
Morewenna |
(Morwenna) |
|
Nectanus |
(Nectan) |
|
Tamalanc |
|
|
Tedda |
|
|
Wencu |
|
|
Wenheden |
(Enoder) |
|
Wenna |
(Gwen) |
|
Wensent |
|
|
Wynup |
(Gwenabwy) |
|
Yse |
(Ide) |
The Irish record of The
Mothers of the Irish Saints is found in the Books
of Leinster, Ballymote, Lecan and Uí
Maine. They list the following sons by Brychan's
wife, Dína daughter of the King of the Saxons:
|
Mo-Goróc |
|
|
Mo-Chonóc |
(Cynog) |
|
Diraid |
|
|
Dubán |
(Dyfnan) |
|
Cairinne |
(Caian) |
|
Cairpre |
|
|
Iast |
|
|
Ellóc |
(Dilic) |
|
Paan |
|
|
Cáemán |
|
|
Mo-Beóc |
|
Breton Tradition says
that Brychan married Menedoc daughter of Constantine,
King of the Scots. Together they were the parents of:
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