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References
- ↑ Thornton, David E. "Brychan Brycheiniog (fl. c. 500)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ↑ Wade-Evans, A. W. "The Brychan documents". ( Y Cymmrodor 19, 1906) pages18–50.
- ↑ Family Card – Person Sheet (Rigrawst).
- ↑ Brian Daniel Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family (Google eBook) (Brian Daniel Starr, 2008) page 59.
- ↑ She is thus a descendant of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen.
- ↑ Rachel Bromwich, Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, Third Edition, 2006. 441–444.
- ↑ According to the legend she is also a descendant of Joseph of Arimathea, although this is unlikely.
- ↑ Brian Daniel Starr, The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family (Google eBook) (Brian Daniel Starr, 2008) page 59.
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