Triffyn Farfog ( en, Triffyn the Bearded; born c. AD 385) was a legendary
king
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Dyfed
Dyfed () is a preserved county in southwestern Wales. It is a mostly rural area with a coastline on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel.
Between 1974 and 1996, Dyfed was also the name of the area's county council and the name remains in use f ...
, son of , a
Deisi invader from Ireland, of the dynasty of
Eochaid Allmuir.
Triffyn married Gwledyr, the heiress of the British kings of Dyfed, in the mid-5th century and inherited the kingdom..
He was the reputed father of King
Aergol Lawhir
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 "tribun ...
. His fraternal nephew,
Cormac mac Urb
Cormac is a masculine given name in the Irish and English languages. The name is ancient in the Irish language and is also seen in the rendered Old Norse as ''Kormákr''.
Mac is Irish for "son", and can be used as either a prefix or a suffix. ...
, was the grandfather of
Brychan Brycheiniog
Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales.
Life
According to Celtic hagiography Brychan was born in Ireland, the son of a Prince Anlach, son of Coronac, and hi ...
, eponymous founder of
Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages. It often acted as a buffer state between England to the east and the south Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth to the west. It was conquered and pacified by the Normans be ...
.
References
380s births
5th-century deaths
Monarchs of Dyfed
5th-century rulers in Europe
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