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'''Merfyn son of Rhodri''' ({{lang-cy|Merfyn ap Rhodri}}, d. 900) was a late 9th-century prince of [[kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] sometimes credited with ruling [[kingdom of Powys|Powys]] following the death of his father [[Rhodri the Great]] in AD 878. In the accounts where he is credited with ruling Powys, he loses his realm after an invasion by his brother [[Cadell ap Rhodri|Cadell]], lord of [[king of Ceredigion|Ceredigion]].

'''Merfyn ap Rhodri''' (died {{c.|900}}) was a late 9th-century [[house of Aberffraw|Aberffraw]] prince of [[kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]]. He is sometimes credited with ruling [[kingdom of Powys|Powys]] after the death of his father [[Rhodri the Great]] in AD 878. In the accounts where he is credited as a king, he is reported to have lost his realm to an invasion by his brother [[Cadell ap Rhodri|Cadell]], the lord of [[king of Ceredigion|Ceredigion]].


The drowning of his son Haearnddur or Haardur was reported by both the [[Chronicle of the Princes]]<ref>{{lang-wlm|Oed Crist 953, y boddes Haearnddur fab Merfyn}}. Cambrian Archaeological Association. ''Archaeologia Cambrensis'': "[http://books.google.no/books?id=CZAbAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA24 Chronicle of the Princes]", p. 24. W. Pickering, 1864. Accessed 19 Feb 2013.</ref> and the [[Annals of Wales]].<ref>{{lang-lat-med|haardur .f(ilius). meuruc mersus est}}. [[Annals of Wales]] (B text), [[s:la:Annales Cambriae B/X|p. 10]]. {{la-icon}}</ref> The first places it in the year 953; Phillimore's reconstruction of the latter's dating<ref name=ACA>[[s:la:Annales_Cambriae_A|Harleian MS. 3859]]. Op. cit. Phillimore, Egerton. ''Y Cymmrodor'' 9 (1888), pp. 141&ndash;83. {{la-icon}}</ref> would place it in 956.
The drowning of his son Haearnddur or Haardur was reported by both the [[Chronicle of the Princes]]<ref>{{lang-wlm|Oed Crist 953, y boddes Haearnddur fab Merfyn}}. Cambrian Archaeological Association. ''Archaeologia Cambrensis'': "[http://books.google.no/books?id=CZAbAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA24 Chronicle of the Princes]", p. 24. W. Pickering, 1864. Accessed 19 Feb 2013.</ref> and the [[Annals of Wales]].<ref>{{lang-lat-med|haardur .f(ilius). meuruc mersus est}}. [[Annals of Wales]] (B text), [[s:la:Annales Cambriae B/X|p. 10]]. {{la-icon}}</ref> The first places it in the year 953; Phillimore's reconstruction of the latter's dating<ref name=ACA>[[s:la:Annales_Cambriae_A|Harleian MS. 3859]]. Op. cit. Phillimore, Egerton. ''Y Cymmrodor'' 9 (1888), pp. 141&ndash;83. {{la-icon}}</ref> would place it in 956.
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Merfyn ap Rhodri, Mervyn ap Rhodri, Mervin son of Roderick, Meuruc
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Revision as of 22:39, 19 February 2013

Merfyn ap Rhodri (died c. 900) was a late 9th-century Aberffraw prince of Gwynedd. He is sometimes credited with ruling Powys after the death of his father Rhodri the Great in AD 878. In the accounts where he is credited as a king, he is reported to have lost his realm to an invasion by his brother Cadell, the lord of Ceredigion.

The drowning of his son Haearnddur or Haardur was reported by both the Chronicle of the Princes[1] and the Annals of Wales.[2] The first places it in the year 953; Phillimore's reconstruction of the latter's dating[3] would place it in 956.

See also

References

  1. ^ Middle Welsh: Oed Crist 953, y boddes Haearnddur fab Merfyn. Cambrian Archaeological Association. Archaeologia Cambrensis: "Chronicle of the Princes", p. 24. W. Pickering, 1864. Accessed 19 Feb 2013.
  2. ^ Medieval Latin: haardur .f(ilius). meuruc mersus est. Annals of Wales (B text), p. 10. Template:La-icon
  3. ^ Harleian MS. 3859. Op. cit. Phillimore, Egerton. Y Cymmrodor 9 (1888), pp. 141–83. Template:La-icon


Preceded by King of Powys
878–900
Succeeded by

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