Cynllaith

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Cynllaith or Cynllaeth was a commote (cwmwd) of north east Wales in the cantref of Swydd y Waun (later Chirkland) which was once part of the Kingdom of Powys and later part of the smaller kingdom of Powys Fadog. [1]

Cynllaith, or at least the part of it called Cynllaith Owain, was part of the inheritance of Owain Glyndŵr in 1370. [2] The titles Baron of Glyndyfrdwy and Lord of Cynllaith Owain were used by the dispossessed former ruling family of Powys Fadog before Owain was proclaimed Prince of Wales in 1400. [3]

The episode "Monk's Hood" of the Cadfael Chronicles includes a scene in a Welsh court in Llansilin within this commote.

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References

  1. Rees, William (1951). An Historical Atlas of Wales from Early to Modern Times. Faber & Faber.
  2. Rees, William (1937). "The Union of England and Wales". Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion: 88.
  3. "OWAIN GLYNDWR". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.