Morgan Hen ab Owain or Morgan the Old (died 974), first known as Morgan ab Owain of Gwent and also known as Moragn Hen Fawr, was the
king
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Morgannwg
Morgannwg was a medieval Welsh kingdom formed via the merger of the kingdoms of the Kingdom of Glywysing and the Kingdom of Gwent.
Formation of Morgannwg
First under King Morgan the Generous (fl. ) until the end of the reign of his descendant I ...
.
He ruled from AD 942 to 974.
In 931, Morgan was one of the Welsh rulers who submitted to
Athelstan's overlordship, and attended him at court in Hereford.
Morgan united the former kingdoms of
Gwent and
Glywysing
Glywysing was, from the sub-Roman period to the Early Middle Ages, a petty kingdom in south-east Wales. Its people were descended from the Iron Age tribe of the Silures, and frequently in union with Gwent, merging to form Morgannwg.
Name a ...
in 942 under the name of Morgannwg, but they were broken up again immediately after his death, remaining separate until about 1055
References
Sources
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974 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Monarchs of Morgannwg
Monarchs of Glywysing
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