Cynyr Ceinfarfog

Cynyr Ceinfarfog (born c. 480) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Dyfed in Wales. He was known as Cunoricus in Latin[1] and in English as Kendrick or as Cynyr the Red.

According to the earliest Welsh versions of the Arthurian legend, he was the foster parent who raised King Arthur,[2] with his son Sir Kay,[3][4] though this later was attributed to Sir Ector.

Born about 480 AD he may have been born a Roman citizen,[5] and ruled from Caer Goch (Caer Gawch), near Mynyw (St. Davids).[4]

Family

He is reputed to have married twice, first to Princess Sefin, daughter of St. Brychan, King of Brycheiniog, and second to Anna daughter of Vortimer.[6]

He was the father of Saint Non[7][8] (the mother of Saint David of Wales)[9] and Saint Wenna (the mother of Saint Cybi).

His grandchildren include

Saint Cybi.[10]
Saint David, patron saint of Wales.

His great-grandchildren include

Winwaloe[11][12]
Jacut[11][12]
Wethenoc (or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc)[11][12]
Creirwy (or Creirvy)[11]
Cadfan.[13]

References

Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.
Chris Barber, David Pykitt, Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur (Weiser Books, 15 Jan. 1997) p107.
Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles.
Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.
"Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
Nash Ford, David, St. Non in Early British Kingdoms, 2001, accessed 17 October 2012.
Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of King Arthur.(Hachette UK, 2011).
Stanton, Richard (1892). A menology of England and Wales: or, Brief memorials of the ancient British and English saints arranged according to the calendar, together with the martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries. London: Burns & Oates. p. 99.
Brian Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan (Lulu.com) p34.
Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, volume 1, p. 275 (Henry & Co. 1857).
Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 3, p. 38 (1911).
Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 2, p. 9 (C. J. Clark, 1908).

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[1] Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.

[2] Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch Archived 2017-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Chris Barber, David Pykitt, Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur (Weiser Books, 15 Jan. 1997) p107.

[historyfiles.co.uk-4] Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles.

[5] Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles:Celts of Cymru.

[6] "Cynyr Ceinfarfog, Lord of Caer Goch". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-01.

[EBK-7] Nash Ford, David, St. Non in Early British Kingdoms, 2001, accessed 17 October 2012.

[8] Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of King Arthur.(Hachette UK, 2011).

[9] Stanton, Richard (1892). A menology of England and Wales: or, Brief memorials of the ancient British and English saints arranged according to the calendar, together with the martyrs of the 16th and 17th centuries. London: Burns & Oates. p. 99.

[books.google.com.au-10] Brian Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan (Lulu.com) p34.

[Butler-11] Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, volume 1, p. 275 (Henry & Co. 1857).

[Baring3-12] Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 3, p. 38 (1911).

[13] Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Volume 2, p. 9 (C. J. Clark, 1908).