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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen., From the Earliest Times to the Present
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen From the Earliest Times to the Present Author:Rob Williams General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1852 Original Publisher: W. Rees Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary Literary Collections / General Literary Collections / American / General Literary Collections / Essays Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / Amer... more »ican / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CARADAWG (VREICHVRAS,) or with the hrawny arm, a distinguished warrior, who was the son of Llyr Merini, a prince of Cornwall about the end of the fifth century. His mother was Gwen, grand-daughter of Brychan. Several of the Triads contain notices of him, in one of which he is called one of the three "Cadvarchogion," or knights of battle of the Isle of Britain ; and in an englyn attributed to Arthur, he is called Caradawg "Colovn Cymru," or the pillar of Wales. His wife, Tegau Eurvron, was no less remarkable for her virtue than her beauty. Another triad celebrates his noble horse Lluagor, "the opener of the host." Caradawg is mentioned by Aneurin in the Gododin, in terms of high admiration, for his exploits at the battle of Cattraeth, where he is supposed to have fallen. So celebrated a hero naturally became a distinguished character in romance ; so we find, accordingly, that he is not forgotten in the Mabinogion, where he is called the chief counsellor, and cousin of king Arthur. (Dream of Rhonabwy.) As Caradog Brise Bras, he also occurs in Anglo-Norman romance as one of the principal heroes of the round table. Another warrior of the same name is mentioned in the legendary life of St. Collen, who was called Vreichrras from breaking his arm in the battle of Hiraddug, w...« less