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Cynfyn ap Gwerystan, Interim King
Although
he was named king as a maternal descendant of a 1st Dynasty King of Powys, his son, Bleddyn, founded a 2nd Powys Royal Dynasty
of men not paternally descended from Cadell Ddyrnllwg
The First Wife of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn
A discussion
of the consorts and children of the Powys king, Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, which seeks to identify his first wife.
Owain ap Cadwgan and Nest ferch Rhys ap Tewdwr
Recites the "love story" which historians attribute to this couple, and suggests the tale has the characteristics
of a novel rather than an historic account of a real event
The "sons" of Owain ap Cadwgan
This discussion
casts doubts that two sons often attributed to Owain ap Cadwgan, were actually his children, and suggests that one of them
was probably Llewelyn ap Owain ap Trahaearn….but mentioned in the Brut simply as "Llewelyn ap Owain".
Brief Life of Gruffudd ap Maredudd
A
look at the eldest son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn, who died in his father's lifetime, and whose son was given half the Powys kingdom
by Gruffudd's younger brother, King Madog ap Maredudd
Owain Brogyntyn and His Family
Discusses this
base son of King Madog ap Maredudd of Powys, and suggests he had a base son himself who was called Owain Fain
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