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The British post-Roman principality of Glywyssiog was a late fifth century personal renaming of Cernyw, which itself had grown out of the Roman-created territory of 'Mid-South Wales'. The principality comprised three main regions, probably created with the same borders as their preceding Roman cantrefi .
Traditionally, Glywys was the eldest son of Solor, a king in Mid-South Wales. His name may indicate he was born in Caer-Gloui (Gloucester - Roman Glevum). In the mid-5th century, he apparently became the first king to really leave his mark on that region: so much so that his kingdom became named Glywysing in his honour.
Glywysing is said in medieval Welsh tradition to be named after Glywys, supposedly an early king of the region.In reality, the name probably comes from Glevum, the Roman name for what is now Gloucester, via a Latin name *Glevenses ('people of Glevum') or *Glevensis ('person from Glevum').
Ewyas, Gwerthefyriwg, Gwent, Ergyng, Cernyw, Glywyssing and Morganwg. The history of this area is particularly challenging to understand. This is because over this period there were not only name changes, but border changes, unifying of kingdoms and conquering of Kingdoms, both internally amoung the Welsh Kingdoms and also, because this was what turned out to be on the border between Wales and ...
Glywys Cernyw, King of Glywyssing ca 425- Family Tree owner : Linda AMES ( lpames ) This user is a Premium member who get advantage of advanced features and options: more search criteria, unlimited access to the collections, hints and email alerts for finding new information and ancestors, etc.
Feb 19, 2020 · The saint of Merthyr Glywys was perhaps also the saint called St.Gluvias who is patron of the parish church of Penryn near Falmouth. See G.H.Doble, The Saints of Cornwall, III.17 n.4, quoting A.W.Wade-Evans. This may be the reason for the epithet ‘Cernyw’ being added to the name of Glywys. See above.
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Glywys is a legendary early 5th century Welsh king, an important character in early Welsh genealogies as the eponymous founder king of Glywysing, a southeast Welsh kingdom whose heartland lay between the Tawe and the Usk. Nevertheless Glywys is believed to have become a hermit in his later life and travelled to Cornwall where he founded the church of St Gluvias near Penryn. He is sometimes ...
