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Gruffudd ap Cynan (c. 1055 –1137), sometimes written as Gruffydd ap Cynan, was 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 Norman rule.
GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd. Son of Cynan ap Iago, who was an exile in Ireland, and Rhagnell (Ragnhildr), a daughter of the royal house of the Scandinavians of Dublin. After 1039, when Iago was treacherously slain by his own men, Gwynedd was ruled by usurpers who were not of the royal line.
Mar 22, 2024 · 1 Biography. 1.1 Name. 1.2 Birth. 1.3 Parentage. 1.4 Childhood. 1.5 The Ireland Connection. 1.6 1073 Battle Against Cynvrig. 1.7 1075 First Attempt. 1.8 1081 Victory at Mynedd Carn. 1.9 1088 Escape from captivity and third reign. 1.10 1094 Welsh Revolt. 1.11 1095 Marriage. 1.12 1096 Retreat to Island of Mona. 1.13 1097 Return from Ireland.
Gruffydd ap Cynan ( c. 1055–1137), king of Gwynedd (1081–1137). He was the son of Cynan ab Iago, a descendant of Rhodri Mawr but an exile in Ireland, and Ragnhildr, daughter of the Scandinavian ruler of Dublin.
The Gruffudd who assisted Rhys ap Tewdwr at the Battle of Mynydd Cairn in 1081 is identified in the same manner and, we think, is clearly the same man mentioned in 1075. But not necessarily the man who first occurs in 1098 and died in 1137.
(1054-1137) (Latin: Crufidius; English: Griffith) Gruffudd was the son of the exiled son & heir to a former King of Gwynedd, Cynan ap lago. His mother was Ragnhildr, daughter of Olaf, the Viking King of Dublin, where Cynan had sought refuge after his father, King Iago, had been treacherously slain by his own men in 1039.
Contents. Gruffudd ap Cynan. king of Gwynedd. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in Welsh history. In Wales: Gwynedd, Powys, and Deheubarth.
