Título: Maelgwn Gwynedd
Seção: Reign
Background: Maelgwn Gwynedd (Latin: Maglocunus; died c. 547) was king of Gwynedd during the early 6th century. Surviving records suggest he held a pre-eminent position among the Brythonic kings in Wales and their allies in the "Old North" along the Scottish coast. Maelgwn was a generous supporter of Christianity, funding the foundation of churches throughout Wales and even far beyond the bounds of his own kingdom. Nonetheless, his principal legacy today is the scathing account of his behavior recorded in De excidio

Conteúdo: After the collapse of Roman authority in Britain, north Wales was invaded and colonized by Gaelic tribes from Ireland. The kingdom of Gwynedd began with the reconquest of the coast by northern Britons under the command of Maelgwn's great-grandfather Cunedda Wledig. Generations later, Maelgwn's father Cadwallon Long-Hand completed the process by destroying the last Irish settlements on Anglesey. Maelgwn was the first king to enjoy the fruits of his family's conquest and he is considered the founder of the medieval kingdom's royal family. He is thus most commonly referenced by appending the name of the kingdom to his own: Maelgwn Gwynedd.  By tradition, his llys (English: royal court, literally hall) was located at Deganwy, in the Creuddyn peninsula of Rhos. Tradition also holds that he died at nearby Llanrhos, and was buried there. Other traditions say that he was buried at Ynys Seiriol (English: Island of St. Seiriol, Puffin Island), off easternmost Anglesey. There are no historical records to confirm or deny these traditions.  Historical records of this early era are scant. Maelgwn appears in the royal genealogies of the Harleian genealogies, Jesus College MS. 20, and Hengwrt MS. 202. His death in a "great mortality" of 547 is noted in the Annales Cambriae. Tradition holds that he died of the 'Yellow Plague' of Rhos, but this is based on one of the Triads that was written much later. The record says only that it was a "great mortality", which followed the outbreak of the gre

user: When did the reign begin?

assistant: The kingdom of Gwynedd began with the reconquest of the coast by northern Britons

user: Who were the Britons fighting?

assistant: Gaelic tribes from Ireland.

user: How did the conquest go?

assistant: Generations later, Maelgwn's father Cadwallon Long-Hand completed the process by destroying the last Irish settlements on Anglesey.

user: Who started the conquest?

assistant: Maelgwn's great-grandfather Cunedda Wledig.

user: Where did the name Gwynedd come from?

assistant: He is thus most commonly referenced by appending the name of the kingdom to his own: Maelgwn Gwynedd.

user: When did his reign end?

assistant: Tradition also holds that he died at nearby Llanrhos, and was buried there.

user: What was at Llanrhos?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What was nearby Llanrhos?

assistant: Deganwy, in the Creuddyn peninsula of Rhos.

user: What was at Deganwy?

assistant: By tradition, his llys

user: What was his Ilys?

assistant: English: royal court, literally hall

user: What is he known for during his reign?

assistant: Maelgwn was the first king to enjoy the fruits of his family's conquest and he is considered the founder of the medieval kingdom's royal family.