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Gruffudd
Gruffudd or Gruffydd ( or , in either case) is a Welsh name, originating in Old Welsh as a given name and today used as both a given and a surname. It is the origin of the Anglicised name '' Griffith[s]'', and was historically sometimes treated as interchangeable with the etymologically unrelated Germanic name ''Galfrid'' ( Latinised as ''Galfridus''). The Welsh form evolved from the Common Brittonic ''Grippiud'' or ''Gripuid''.Morgan, T.J., Welsh Surnames, Qualitex Printing Limited, Cardiff, 1985, The ''Orthography of Welsh Surnames 5-8'', ''Gruffydd'' pgs 103–105, ''first element gruff as a noun means 'magic wand' and second element iudd as a noun means 'lord', found on page 160 entry for Maredudd'' The meaning of the name is “strong lord.” Evolution and history One of the oldest forms which gave rise to all other variations is ''Grippiud'' or ''Gripuid'', which evolved into Old Welsh ''Griffudd''. The second element of the name, ''iudd'', as a noun has a meaning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ap Cynan
Gruffudd ap Cynan (–1137) was List of rulers of Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd from 1081 until his death in 1137. In the course of a long and eventful life, he became a key figure in Welsh resistance to House of Normandy, Norman rule. As a descendant of Rhodri Mawr (Rhodri the Great), Gruffudd ap Cynan was a senior member of the princely House of Aberffraw. Through his mother, Gruffudd had close family connections with the Norsemen, Norse settlement around Dublin and he frequently used Ireland as a refuge and as a source of troops. He three times gained the throne of Gwynedd and then lost it again, before regaining it once more in 1099 and this time keeping power until his death. Gruffudd laid the foundations which were built upon by his son Owain Gwynedd and his great-grandson Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). Life Unusual for a Welsh king or prince, a near-contemporary biography of Gruffudd, ''The History of Gruffudd ap Cynan'', has survived. Much of our knowledge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ap Llywelyn
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ( – 5 August 1063) was the first and only Welsh king to unite all of Wales under his rule from 1055 to 1063. He had also previously been King of Gwynedd and Powys from 1039 to 1055. Gruffudd was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, King of Gwynedd, and Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ab Owain, King of Deheubarth, and the great-great-grandson of Hywel Dda. After his death, Wales was again divided into separate kingdoms. Genealogy and early life Gruffudd was the son of Llywelyn ap Seisyll, who had been able to rule both Gwynedd and Powys, and of Angharad ferch Maredudd. On Llywelyn's death in 1023, a member of the House of Aberffraw, Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, became ruler of Gwynedd and began his rise to power in Powys. King of Gwynedd and Powys (1039–1055) In 1039, Iago, King of Gwynedd, was killed (supposedly by his own men), his son Cynan was forced into exile in Dublin, and Gruffudd was made King. Soon after gaining power, he surprised a Mercian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ap Llywelyn Fawr
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1196 – 1 March 1244) was a Wales, Welsh prince, and the first-born son of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). His mother Tangwystl (c. 1180/1185 – c. 1210) probably died in childbirth. Hostage As a boy, Gruffudd was one of the hostages taken by King John of England as a pledge for his father's continued good faith. A clause in Magna Carta (1215) compelled his release. On his father's death in 1240, under Welsh law, he would have been entitled to consideration as his father's successor. Llywelyn, however, had excluded him from the succession and had declared Dafydd ap Llywelyn, Dafydd, his son by his wife Joan, Lady of Wales, Joan, to be heir to the kingdom. Llywelyn went to great lengths to strengthen Dafydd's position, probably aware that there would be considerable Welsh support for Gruffudd against the half-English Dafydd. Power Gruffudd was given lands in Ardudwy and Meirionnydd by his father, though in 1221 he was removed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffydd Ap Gwenwynwyn
Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (died c. 1286) was a Welsh people, Welsh king who was lord of the part of Kingdom of Powys, Powys known as Powys Wenwynwyn; he sided with King Edward I of England in the latter's Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales of 1277–1283. Gruffudd was the son of Gwenwynwyn and Margaret Corbet. He was still a child when his father, who had been driven out of his princedom by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great), died in exile in 1216. He spent his youth in England, maintained by the King, and did not return to Wales until after Llywelyn's death. When Dafydd ap Llywelyn was forced to come to terms with King Henry III of England in 1241, Gruffudd was given most of the lands formerly held by his father, paying homage to Henry for them. Around this time he married Hawise Lestrange, Hawise, daughter of John Lestrange (died 1269), John Lestrange of Knockin, Shropshire. When Llywelyn ap Gruffudd increased his power in Wales after 1255, Gruffudd continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Fychan II
Gruffudd Fychan II was Lord of Glyndyfrdwy and Lord of Cynllaith Owain c.1330–1369. As such, he had a claim to be hereditary Prince of Powys Fadog, and was a member of the Royal House of Mathrafal. His son, Owain Glyndwr, started the Welsh Revolt and became Prince of Wales. Ancestry Gruffydd Fychan II was born to Lord Gruffydd ap Madog of Rhythallt, and Elizabeth Lestrange, daughter of baron John le Strange of Knockin Castle, a direct descendant of Charlemagne.LeStrange records; a chronicle of the early LeStranges of Norfolk and the March of Wales A.D. 1100-1310 London, New York, 1916, p. 254 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ap Nicolas
Gruffudd ap Nicolas or Gruffudd ap Nicholas (fl. ca. 1425–1456) was a powerful nobleman in Carmarthenshire, Wales. He organised several bardic eisteddfods in the county during the 1450s. Background Gruffudd is believed to be the son of Nicolas ap Phylip ap Syr Elidir Ddu and his wife, Jennet, daughter of Gruffydd ap Llewelyn Foethus. However, it is not until 1425 that Gruffudd is first recorded, as the king's approver for the lordship and town of Dynevor. By 1436 he was sheriff of Carmarthenshire. By 1439 he was farmer of the lordship of Dynevor, together with his son John. His grandson was Sir Rhys ap Thomas. By 1438 Gruffudd was a feared man, according to a petition to the English parliament by Margaret Malefant. Malefant had been so desperate to escape that, in her haste she had sped across South Wales into the arms of a man, so fast that he imagined to "ravysshe ye seide Margaret, and to have hure to hes wyf". A 17th-century history of his family describes Gruffudd's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Fychan I
Gruffudd Fychan I, (also known as Gruffydd Iâl) was a Prince of Powys Fadog from 1277 to 1284. He paid homage to Edward Longshanks for the Lordship of Yale, and fought the War of 1282–1283. Biography Gruffudd Fychan I was the youngest of the four sons of Prince Gruffudd ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran, and grandson of Gruffydd Maelor I, Prince of Powys Fadog with Angharad, daughter of Owain Gwynedd. On his father's death in 1269 (or 1270) his share of inheritance was the Lordship of Iâl (Yale) and Edeirnion, which included Glyn Dyfrdwy.Pierce, T. J., (1959)MADOG ap GRUFFYDD (died 1236) lord of Powys Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 4 March 2024 He was aligned to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, against the Anglo-Normans in the Conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1277. In the Statute of Rhuddlan peace treaty, it was agreed that he would not do homage to Llywelyn for Edeirnion, but to Edward Longshanks to keep the commote of Iâl (Yale). He again fought alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ab Adda
Gruffudd ab Adda (fl. mid 14th century) was a Welsh language poet and musician. Gruffudd was a contemporary of Dafydd ap Gwilym, whose death he mourned in elegy An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometime .... He was the author of " The Maypole". See also Gruffudd ab Adda at Wikisource Welsh-language poets 14th-century Welsh poets {{Wales-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Hiraethog
Gruffudd Hiraethog (died 1564) was a 16th-century Welsh-language poet, born in Llangollen, north-east Wales. Gruffudd was one of the foremost poets of the sixteenth century to use the cywydd metre. He was a prolific author and gifted scholar. Though he was member of the medieval guild of poets and a notable upholder of that tradition, he was also closely associated with William Salesbury, Wales' leading Renaissance scholar. He is buried in the vault of the Church of St Collen in Llangollen. One of the first Welsh books to be published was Gruffudd's collection of proverb A proverb (from ) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic speech, formulaic language. A proverbial phrase ...s in 1547, ''Oll synnwyr pen Kembero ygyd'' ("The sense of a Welshman's mind collected together").D.J. Bowen (ed.), ''Gwaith Gruffudd Hiraethog'' (Cardiff, 1990) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Gryg
Gruffudd Gryg (fl. c.1340–1380) was a Welsh poet from Anglesey, North Wales. A number of Gruffudd's poems have survived including poems to a wave during his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and to an April moon. Also extant are the debate poems between Gruffudd and his contemporary poet and friend Dafydd ap Gwilym Dafydd ap Gwilym ( 1315/1320 – 1350/1370) is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and among the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd’s poetry also offers a unique window into the transcultural movement of cultural pract .... He also composed an elegy for Dafydd ap Gwilym and a poem addressed to the yew above his grave. See also Gruffudd Gryg at Wikisource References * Ifor Williams and Thomas Roberts (eds.), ''Cywyddau Dafydd ap Gwilym a'i Gyfoeswyr'' (2nd Edition, Bangor, 1935). * Thomas Parry (ed.), ''Gwaith Dafydd ap Gwilym'' (Caerdydd, 1952, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru). 14th-century deaths People from Anglesey Welsh-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ap Cynan Ab Owain Gwynedd
Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd was the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, a famous king of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales in the 12th century. The longer patronymic form of his name is usually used to distinguish him from the earlier and better-known Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd. He was born c.1150 and died at Aberconwy Abbey in 1200. He is known to have fought alongside his brother Maredudd against his uncle Hywel in 1170 and later fought on the side of his cousin Llywelyn ab Iorwerth Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (, – 11 April 1240), also known as Llywelyn the Great (, ; ), was a medieval Welsh ruler. He succeeded his uncle, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, as King of Gwynedd in 1195. By a combination of war and diplomacy, he dominate ... between 1194-1197 in a campaign to depose another uncle, Dafydd. Gruffudd is known to have had only one son, Hywel ap Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd, who is not known to have had any children of his own and died in 1216. References {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gruffudd Ab Yr Ynad Coch
Gruffudd ab yr Ynad Coch ( fl. 1277–1282) was a Welsh court poet. Gruffudd composed a number of poems on the theme of religion. His greatest fame however, lies with his moving elegy for Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, from ..., which is widely considered to be one of the finest poems in Welsh and medieval European literature. See alsoGruffudd ab Yr Ynad Coch at Wikisource References *Dafydd Johnston, ''Oral Tradition in Medieval Welsh Poetry: 1100–1600'', University of Wales, 2003 Welsh-language poets 13th-century Welsh poets {{Wales-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
