Gwylog ap Beli

Gwylog ap Beli was one of the rulers of the

Kingdom of Powys The Kingdom of Powys ( cy, Teyrnas Powys; la, Regnum Poysiae) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern t ...

during the late 7th to early 8th Century, son of

Beli ab Eiludd Beli ab Eiludd was a 7th-century King of Powys. Some theories assert that he was in fact the son of Manwgan ap Selyf who regained power after Eiludd Powys Eiludd Powys was an early 7th-century King of Powys. He was likely the son or younger b ...

. There is also a small possibility his mother was Heledd ferch Cyndrwyn, the narrator of the Canu Heledd, as she would have been welcomed by his father Beli after the defeat at Maes Cogwy. Monarchs of Powys House of Gwertherion 7th-century Welsh monarchs 8th-century Welsh monarchs Year of birth uncertain 725 deaths 7th-century births {{Wales-bio-stub