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Cadfan ap Iago (c. 569 – c. 625) was King of Gwynedd (reigned c. 616 – c. 625). Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfan and his reign is minimal. The historical person is known only from his appearance in royal genealogies, from his grant to Saint Beuno for the monastery at Clynnog Fawr, and from his inscribed gravestone. Cadfan was the son and successor of King Iago ap Beli, and is listed in the royal genealogies of the Harleian genealogies and in Jesus College MS. 20.〔 — the pedigree is given as: ''... map Rotri map mermin map etthil merch cinnan map rotri map Intguaul map Catgualart map Catgollaun map Catman map Iacob map Beli map Run ...'', and from there back to Cunedda and his ancestors.〕〔 — the pedigree is given as ''... Cynan tintaeth6y. M. Rodri mol6yna6c. M. Idwal I6rch. M. Kadwaladyr vendigeit. M. Katwalla6n. M. Kad6ga6n. M. Iago. M. Beli. M. Run hir. M. Maelg6n g6yned ...'', and from there back to Cunedda.〕 Cadfan came to the throne near the time of the Battle of Chester ((ウェールズ語:Gwaith Caerlleon)) in 616, in which the Northumbrians under Æthelfrith decisively defeated the neighboring Welsh Kingdom of Powys and then massacred the monks of Bangor Is Coed. However, there is no evidence that Gwynedd had any part in the battle,〔, ''A History of Wales'', Vol. I〕 so Cadfan's accession at that time appears to be no more than coincidence. Cadfan's gravestone is at Llangadwaladr ((英語:Cadwaladr's Church)) on Anglesey, a short distance from the ancient ''llys'' ((英語:royal court)) of the kings of Gwynedd, and reputed to be their royal burial ground. The inscription refers to him as ''sapientisimus'' ((英語:most wise)), and as this term is historically used for ecclesiastics, it suggests that at some point, Cadfan had resigned as king to live out his remaining years as an ecclesiast.〔 — in the footnote. ''Sapientisimus'' here applied to him means simply, in the Latin of the period, a 'highly learned man', and presumably therefore an ecclesiastic. Compare to the epithet of Gildas (Gildas Sapiens), implying clerical status, not natural wisdom.〕 Cadfan was succeeded as king by his son, Cadwallon ap Cadfan. == Saint Beuno == Saint Beuno and the monastery at Clynnog Fawr are often cited in conjunction with Cadfan. An 1828 article by P. B. Williams in the ''The Cymmrodorion'' cites a manuscript stating that a local prince named 'Gwytheint' gave Clynnog Fawr to God and Saint Beuno, who was then Abbot at the monastery at Clynnog, and that the donation was free from taxes and obligations forever. It goes on to say that Beuno founded a Convent at Clynnog in 616, and that Cadfan was Beuno's great patron, promising him extensive lands. The promise was carried out by Cadfan's son, King Cadwallon, and that Cadwallon was given a golden sceptre worth 60 cows as a token of acknowledgment.〔, ''Clynog Vawr''〕 A consistent version is given in W. J. Rees' 1853 ''Lives of the Cambro-British Saints''〔, ''Life of Saint Beino''〕 (Rees' was the editor of the 1828 ''Cymmrodorion'' that published P. B. Williams' account). There are minor variations of these accounts, sometimes with the details rearranged, such as in Rice Rees' 1836 ''Essay on the Welsh Saints'', where he says that Cadfan (rather than his son Cadwallon) was given the golden sceptre by Beuno.〔, ''Essay on the Welsh Saints''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cadfan ap Iago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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