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Brychan
King of Brycheiniog
A kingdom corresponding to
the later
Brychan
was born in
abdicated
in old age to become a hermit.
Later made a saint by the
Celtic Christian Church.
Brychan
The
bag of children refers to his three marriages
which
are said to have produced about 50 children
Brychan
King of Brycheiniog was the son of King Anlach of Garthmadrun by Marchel, heiress of that kingdom. Brychan
was born in Ireland but, soon afterward, his parents moved Wales, to Y Fenni-Fach, then Marchel's
homeland of Garthmadrun. Brychan’s
father Anlach is believed to have beem
born in
At the age of four, Brychan was sent to be tutored by a holy-man named Drichan beside the River Ysgir.
For seven years Brychan was given a religious and
political education. At the end of this time, Drichan
now blind finally called Brychan to bring him his
trusty spear for the last time. With it, he pointed to a nearby boar and a stag
who came from the forest to stand with a fish in the river, by a beech-tree
dripping with honey; and Drichan predicted a happy
and abundant future for the young Brychan.
A few years later, war broke
out between Anlach and Banadl,
the usurping Irish King of Powys. The fight did not
go well for Anlach, and he was forced to send Brychan to Powys as a hostage in
order to protect his lands. Brychan was treated well
at the Irishman's court, but he fell madly in love with his host's daughter, Banhadlwedd. The match was frowned upon and, overcome with
lust, Brychan took the poor girl by force. Before Brychan was sent back to Gathmadrun
at the end of the War, the Irish Princess bore him a son named Cynog. Brychan gave his child a golden armilla as a sign of his
paternal recognition but there is not record of Cynog
subsequesntly claiming right to the Royal line.
Back in Garthmadrun,
Anlach eventually died and Brychan
became King. He held court in Talgarth. His reign was
triumphant, as Drichan had predicted, and the people
decided to rename the Kingdom Brycheiniog in his
honour.
He was a reliously
pious King dedicated to the Celtic Christian Church and its teachings. He
married three times it is not known how many children he actually had. The most
popular figure is twenty-four sons and twenty-four daughters. Together they are
known as one of the "Holy Families of
Depsite
his piety, Brychan was a warrior king not above
defending his lands or his family when the need arose. One of his eldest
daughters, Gwladys,
was once abducted by King Gwynllyw of Gwynllwg.
Brychan
and his armies pursued them for many days and many nights before a horrendous
battle was fought at which many men fell. The Legendary King Arthur is credited with brokering a truce between the two
Welsh Monarchs and the were soon reconciled.
On another occasion, the King
of Dyfed led a military expedition to raid Brycheiniog
in order to dispel a boast by one of his countrymen, that no spoil could ever
be taken from Brychan's land. Brychan
responded by massacring the enemy army,
after which the dismembered limbs of the enemy were collected as trophies
In old age he is believed to
have abdicated the throne of Brycheniog in order to
become a hermit. He was succeeded in Brycheiniog by
his eldest son, Rhain Dremudd. He
died in the mid-5th century and was made a saint by the Celtic Christian Church.
According to records he was buried on Ynys Brychan /
Brycheiniog
was absorbed into the kingdom of Gwynedd in the 10th
century but the name continued as Brecknock and later
Brecon which was one 13 traditional Welsh counties
abolished in 1974. The name still exists in the town of
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