The Acts Of The Welsh Rulers, 1120-1283

A comprehensive collection of acts, charters and letters issued by Welsh princes and rulers during the period 1120-1283, together with background information about the princes and a detailed analysis of the documents. 10 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps.

Huw Pryce is professor of Welsh history at the University of Wales, Bangor. In addition to numerous articles, mainly on various aspects of medieval Welsh history, his previous publications include Native Law and the Church in Medieval Wales (1993) and the edited volumes Yr Arglwydd Rhys (with Nerys Ann Jones, 1996) and Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies (1998). Charles Insley is senior lecturer in medieval history at Canterbury Christ Church University College.

List of Maps

xii

List of Genealogical Tables

xii

List of Tables

xiii

List of Plates

xiv

Acknowledgements

xv

General Abbreviations and Conventions

xvii

Manuscript Sources Cited

xviii

Bibliography (including Bibliographical Abbreviations)

xxiii

INTRODUCTION

1

(816)

Welsh Rulers, 1120--1283

2

(45)

Arwystli

2

(2)

Cedewain

4

(3)

Deheubarth

7

(7)

Elfael and Maelienydd

14

(4)

Glamorgan

18

(3)

Gwynedd

21

(13)

Gwynllwg

34

(3)

Powys

37

(8)

Senghennydd

45

(2)

Diplomatic Analysis of the Acts

47

(95)

Types of Documents and their Transmission

48

(11)

Gwynedd

59

(1)

Internal features

59

(1)

Charters and letters patent

59

(1)

The twelfth century

60

(1)

Llywelyn ap Iorwerth

61

(5)

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and Dafydd ap Llywelyn

66

(1)

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and his brothers

67

(3)

Letters

70

(3)

Agreements

73

(1)

The rulers' styles

74

(5)

External features

79

(1)

Palaeography

79

(7)

Sealing and seals

86

(3)

Arwystli

89

(4)

Cedewain

93

(1)

Deheubarth

94

(8)

Elfael and Maelienydd

102

(4)

Glamorgan (and Senghennydd)

106

(10)

Gwynllwg

116

(3)

Powys

119

(1)

Madog ap Maredudd

119

(1)

Edeirnion, Penllyn and Powys Fadog, 1176--1236

120

(3)

Powys Fadog, 1236--83

123

(1)

Owain Cyfeiliog and Gwenwynwyn ab Owain

124

(3)

Powys Wenwynwyn (and Mechain), 1216--82

127

(2)

The rulers' styles

129

(1)

Sealing and seals

130

(2)

The Production of Acts

132

(10)

Editorial Method

142

(675)

THE ACTS

Arwystli

Hywel ab Ieuaf (nos 1--3)

144

(3)

Meurig ap Hywel (nos 4--6)

147

(2)

Cadwaladr ap Hywel (no. 7)

149

(1)

Hywel ap Hywel (no. 8)

149

(1)

Cadwallon ap Hywel (no. 9)

150

(1)

Gruffudd Goch ap Gruffudd Carno (no. 10)

151

(2)

Dafydd ab Owain 'or Brithdir (no. 11)

153

(1)

Madog ab Owain o'r Brithdir (no. 12)

154

(1)

Owain ab Owain o'r Brithdir (no. 13)

155

(2)

Cedewain

Maredudd ap Rhobert (nos 14--21)

157

(8)

Deheubarth

Cadell ap Gruffudd (no. 22)

165

(1)

Rhys ap Gruffudd (the Lord Rhys) (nos 23--30)

166

(12)

Anarawd ab Einion ab Anarawd (nos 31--2)

178

(1)

Maelgwn ap Rhys (nos 33--44)

179

(8)

Gruffudd ap Rhys (no. 45)

187

(1)

Hywel Sais ap Rhys (nos 46--7)

188

(1)

Rhys Gryg ap Rhys (nos 48--54)

189

(4)

Rhys Ieuanc ap Gruffudd (nos 55--8)

193

(3)

Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 59--61)

196

(1)

Cynan ap Hywel Sais (no. 62)

197

(1)

The lineage of Maelgwn ap Rhys (Ceredigion) Maelgwn Fychan ap Maelgwn (nos 63--5)

197

(5)

Rhys Fychan ap Rhys ap Maelgwn Fychan (nos 66--7)

202

(1)

The lineage of Owain ap Gruffudd (Ceredigion)

Maredudd ab Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 68--9)

203

(2)

Owain ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 70--1)

205

(2)

Gruffudd ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 72--8)

207

(7)

Cynan ap Maredudd ab Owain (nos 79--82)

214

(8)

Llywelyn ab Owain ap Maredudd (no. 83)

222

(1)

The lineage of Rhys Gryg (Ystrad Tywi)

Rhys Mechyll ap Rhys Gryg (no. 84)

223

(2)

Hywel ap Rhys Gryg (nos 85--9)

225

(3)

Rhys Fychan ap Rhys Mechyll (nos 90--1)

228

(3)

Rhys ap Maredudd (nos 92--7)

231

(7)

Rhys Wyndod ap Rhys Fychan (nos 98--101)

238

(3)

Llywelyn ap Rhys Fychan and Hywel ap Rhys Fychan (no. 102)

241

(2)

Fleael and Maelienydd

Elfael

Einion Clud ap Madog (no. 103)

243

(1)

Einion o'r Porth ab Einion Clud (no. 104)

243

(1)

Llywelyn ab Anarawd ab Einion o'r Porth (no. 105)

244

(1)

Madog ab Owain ap Maredudd (nos 106--7)

244

(2)

Maelienydd

Hywel ap Cadwallon ap Madog (nos 108--9)

246

(2)

Cadwallon ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 110)

248

(1)

Maredudd ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 111)

249

(1)

Owain ap Hywel ap Cadwallon (no. 112)

250

(1)

Madog ap Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (no. 113)

251

(2)

Maredudd ap Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (nos 114--17)

253

(2)

Hywel ap Cadwallon ap Maelgwn (no. 118)

255

(2)

Gl Amorgan

Rhys ab Iestyn (nos 119--20)

257

(1)

Morgan ap Caradog (nos 121--48)

258

(23)

Cadwallon ap Caradog (no. 149)

281

(1)

Maredudd ap Caradog (no. 150)

281

(1)

Lleision ap Morgan (nos 151--68)

282

(15)

Gwenllian ferch Morgan (no. 169)

297

(1)

Owain ap Morgan (nos 170--2)

298

(3)

Cadwallon ap Morgan (no. 173)

301

(1)

Morgan Gam (nos 174--81)

302

(9)

Morgan ab Owain (nos 182--7)

311

(6)

Morgan ap Cadwallon (nos 188--90)

317

(4)

Gwynedd

Gruffudd ap Cynan (no. 191)

321

(1)

Owain Gwynedd (nos 192--6)

322

(7)

Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd (no. 197)

329

(2)

Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd (nos 198--201)

331

(4)

Emma of Anjou, wife of Dafydd ab Owain (nos 202--3)

335

(1)

Owain ap Dafydd ab Owain (nos 204--5)

336

(2)

The lineage of Cynan ab Owain

Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain (nos 206--7)

338

(2)

Maredudd ap Cynan ab Owain (nos 208--9)

340

(2)

Llywelyn Fawr ap Maredudd ap Cynan (nos 210--11)

342

(1)

Llywelyn ap Maredudd ap Llywelyn (no. 212)

343

(1)

The lineage of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth

Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (nos 213--74)

344

(100)

`The Queen of North Wales' (no. 275)

444

(1)

Joan, Lady of Wales (nos 276--81)

445

(3)

Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (nos 282--3)

448

(4)

Senana, wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (no. 284)

452

(2)

Dafydd ap Llywelyn (nos 285--308)

454

(27)

Owain ap Gruffudd (nos 309--16)

481

(9)

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (nos 317--431)

490

(139)

Eleanor, Princess of Wales (nos 432--6)

629

(4)

Dafydd ap Gruffudd (nos 437--57)

633

(24)

Rhodri ap Gruffudd (nos 458--60)

657

(3)

Gwynllwg

Morgan ab Owain (nos 461--4)

660

(4)

Morgan ap Morgan (nos 465--6)

664

(1)

Hywel ap Iorwerth (nos 467--76)

665

(11)

Morgan ap Hywel (nos 477--8)

676

(3)

Maredudd ap Gruffudd (no. 479)

679

(1)

Powys

Madog ap Maredudd (no. 480)

680

(1)

Iorwerth Goch ap Maredudd (no. 481)

681

(1)

Penllyn, Edeirnion and Dinmael

Maredudd ap Hywel (no. 482)

682

(1)

Elise ap Madog (nos 483--9)

683

(5)

Owain Brogyntyn ap Madog (nos 490--6)

688

(5)

Northern Powys (Powys Fadog)

Owain ap Gruffudd Maelor (no. 497)

693

(3)

Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor (nos 498--509)

696

(15)

Gruffudd ap Madog (nos 510--16)

711

(10)

Emma of Bromfield (nos 517--20)

721

(3)

Maredudd ap Madog (no. 521)

724

(1)

Hywel ap Madog (nos 522--3)

724

(1)

Madog Fychan ap Madog (nos 524--5)

725

(2)

Madog Fychan ap Gruffudd (nos 526--7)

727

(3)

Margaret, wife of Madog Fychan ap Gruffudd (no. 528)

730

(2)

Gruffudd Fychan ap Gruffudd (nos 529--32)

732

(4)

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ap Madog (nos 533--8)

736

(8)

Southern Powys (Powys Wenwynwyn)

Owain ap Gruffudd (Owain Cyfeiliog) (nos 539--40)

744

(2)

Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog (nos 541--78)

746

(26)

Margaret Corbet, wife of Gwenwynwyn ab Owain (no. 579)

772

(1)

Caswallon ab Owain Cyfeiliog (no. 580)

773

(1)

Madog ap Caswallon ab Owain Cyfeiliog (no. 581)

774

(1)

Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (nos 582--608)

775

(32)

Hawise Lestrange, wife of Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (no. 609)

807

(1)

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn (no. 610)

808

(1)

Mechain

Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan and Owain Fychan (II) ab Owain Fychan (no. 611)

809

(1)

Owain ap Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan (nos 612--14)

809

(3)

Maredudd ap Llywelyn ab Owain Fychan (no. 615)

812

(1)

Senghennydd

Gruffudd ab Ifor (nos 616--17)

813

(2)

Rhys ap Gruffudd (no. 618)

815

(2)

Concordance between K. L. Maund, Handlist of the Acts of Native Welsh Rulers, 1132--1283 (H), and the present edition (AWR)

817

(8)

Index of Persons and Places

825

(66)

Index of Subjects

891

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The Acts Of The Welsh Rulers, 1120-1283

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