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Caradog ap Meirion (died ) was an 8th-century king of Gwynedd in northwest Wales. This era in the history of Gwynedd was not notable and, given the lack of reliable information available, serious histories such that as by Davies do not mention Caradog〔, ''A History of Wales''〕 or (like that of Lloyd) mention his name only in a footnote quoting the year of his death in the ''Annales Cambriae''.〔, ''A History of Wales, Vol. I''〕 It is assumed Caradog rose to the throne upon the death of King Rhodri Molwynog, which Phillimore's reconstruction of the ''Annals of Wales'' dates to AD 754.〔, ''Annales Cambriae'', year 754, "Rotri rex brittonum moritur"〕 However, there is no other basis for the date and, as the records are quite sparse in this era, intervening kings cannot be precluded. The sole references to Caradog in the historical record are the appearance of his name in genealogies such as those in Jesus College MS. 20,〔 — his son's pedigree is given as: ''Howel. M. Crada6c. M. meircha6n. M. Howel. M. Runya6n. M. Einya6n. M. Idwm. M. Cadwall. M. meic. M. Ewein. M. Cenlas. M. Ewein danwyn. M. Einya6n yrth. M. Cuneda Wledic.''〕 and the entry of his death in the ''Annales Cambriae'' (Phillimore's year 798〔, ''Annales Cambriae'', year 798, "Caratauc rex guenedote apud saxones iugulatur"〕), noting he was killed (lit. "throat-slit") by the Saxons (probably the Mercians). It was during Caradog's reign that the Welsh church adopted the Catholic method of calculating Easter through the efforts of Bishop Elfodd in 768,〔, ''Annales Cambriae'', year 768, "Pasca commutatur apud brittones emendante elbodugo homine dei"〕 thus removing a longstanding point of ecclesiastical contention. In 796, a battle occurred at Rhuddlan Marsh ((ウェールズ語:Morfa Rhuddlan)) but neither the combatants nor the outcome is given.〔〔, ''Annales Cambriae'', year 796, "... et bellum rud glann"〕 According to ''Brut Aberpergwm'', a purported medieval Welsh text which was accepted as such by the editors of the ''Myvyrian Archaiology'' (but which is now known to a forgery of Iolo Morganwg's), Caradog was slain in the 796 battle. Thomas Stephens was the first to doubt the text's authenticity.〔, ''The Book of Aberpergwm''〕 The pedigree in Jesus College MS. 20 states that the later King Hywel (reigned 816 – 825) was Caradog's son, while historical works such as that by Lloyd say that Hywel was the son of Caradog's predecessor and the brother of his successor, King Cynan (reigned 798 – 816).〔, ''A History of Wales Vol. I''〕 Lloyd does not cite his sources for this assertion. == References == * * * * * 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「Caradog ap Meirion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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