Beli ab Eiludd was a 7th-century
King of Powys
Prior to the Conquest of Wales, completed in 1282, Wales consisted of a number of independent kingdoms, the most important being Gwynedd, Powys, Deheubarth (originally Ceredigion, Seisyllwg and Dyfed) and Morgannwg (Glywysing and Gwent). Bounda ...
.
Some theories assert that he was in fact the son of
Manwgan ap Selyf
Manwgan ap Selyf was an early 7th-century King of Powys, the son of Selyf Sarffgadau.
One theory asserts that when Manwgan ap Selyf came to the throne in 613 he was a young boy, which led to an invasion of Powys by Eluadd ap Glast (alias Eiludd P ...
who regained power after
Eiludd Powys
Eiludd Powys was an early 7th-century King of Powys.
He was likely the son or younger brother of Selyf "Sarffgadau" ap Cynan Garwyn. It is not known which he is as there are two accounts one in Jesus College Ms. 20 that makes him the son of Sel ...
was killed at the battle of
Battle of Maes Cogwy in 642. It is more likely, however, that, as the genealogies state, he was the son of Eiludd who was either the son or brother of Selyf. The former is more likely due to a surviving reference from Cynddelw describing the Mathrafal dynasty as descendants of Selyf. It was also likely, assuming Eiludd Powys fought at Maes Cogwy alongside Elfan Powys and Cynddylan, that Beli would have been the King whom Heledd ran to for protection.
7th-century births
Monarchs of Powys
Beli
7th-century Welsh monarchs
Year of death unknown
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