Family of Cynddelw + Gam AP ELGUDY
Partner: Cynddelw + Gam AP ELGUDY
Name: |
Cynwig + ap CYNDDELW1 |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
0915 |
Wales |
Note on Husband: Cynddelw + Gam AP ELGUDY
As a young man, Cynddelw accompanied his father in the engagement which cleared Danish squatters from Tegeingl and the Clwyd valley. His uncorrected vision required him to squint when viewing anything from close up and earned him the nickname "Gam". Born in mid-Powys near Deuddwr, he settled in Ystrad Alun on lands granted to his father by Selyf ap Brochwel, king of Powys, around the year 900/905. His wife is unknown, but he had a son:
Sources
1 | "www.ancientwalesstudies.org/pedigree of Cynndelw Gam of Ystrad". |