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Tewdwr Brycheiniog was grandson of
King Elisedd. He lived in the early 10th century at a time when
Brycheiniog appears to have lost some of its independence to the
domineering Kingdom of Deheubarth, under Hywel Dda. He held court in the
middle of Llyn Syfaddan (Llangorse Lake) on the only known crannog
(artificial island dwelling) to have been discovered in Wales. It was a
short lived Royal Residence, being established around 900, yet destroyed
by raiding Englishmen sixteen years later. They forced their way into the
Royal presence and made of with both the Queen of Brycheiniog and
thirty-three of her courtiers. Tewdr's name appears as a signatory on
English Land Charters from King Athelstan's reign (934). He was eventually
succeeded by his son, Gwylog, followed by his grandson, Elisedd, and the
latter's son, Gruffudd.
Records of King Tewdwr date back to the 10th century. He is an historic personage
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