Cadwan
Family: Britons · Role: leader of the Venedotians · First appears: Book XI 13
Life events
- Blederic, Margadud, and Cadwan defeated Ethelfrid and forced him to flee.(Book XI 13)
- The Britons killed ten thousand and sixty-six men from Ethelfrid's army.(Book XI 13)
- The princes of Britain consented to make Cadwan their king.(Book XII 1–3 · 📍 Legecester)
- “After this all the princes of the Britons met together at the city of Legecester, and consented to make Cadwan their king”
- Cadwan and Ethelfrid made peace, dividing Britain at the Humber and confirming the agreement by oath.(Book XII 1–3)
- With: Ethelfrid
- “At last, as they were forming their troops for a battle, their friends came, and made peace between them on these terms: that Cadwan should enjoy that part of Britain which lies on this side of the Humber, and Ethelfrid that which is beyond it. As soon as they had confirmed this agreement with an oath made to their hostages, there commenced such a friendship between them, that they had all things common.”
Book XI 13
- rivals with Ethelfrid “From thence this Saxon tyrant proceeded on his march to Bangor; but upon the news of his outrageous madness, the leaders of the Britons, viz. Blederic, duke of Cornwall, Margadud, king of the Demetians, and Cadwan, of the Venedotians, came from all parts to meet him, and joining battle with him, wounded him, and forced him to flee; and killed of his army to the number of ten thousand and sixty-six men.”
Book XII 1–3
- friends with Ethelfrid “As soon as they had confirmed this agreement with an oath made to their hostages, there commenced such a friendship between them, that they had all things common.”
- with Ethelfrid (They made a peace agreement dividing Britain between them.) “that Cadwan should enjoy that part of Britain which lies on this side of the Humber, and Ethelfrid that which is beyond it.”
- child: Cadwalla “A short time after her delivery, Cadwan also had a son born to him by the queen, his wife. Then were the two boys brought up together in a manner suitable to their royal birth, one of which was called Cadwalla, the other Edwin.”
- younger kin: Brian “it happened that Cadwalla was lying on the other side of the river in the lap of a certain nephew of his, whose name was Brian.”
Book XII 4–6
- parent: Jago “Enniaunus begot Belin; Belin, Jago; Jago, Cadwan, who was my father.”
- child: Cadwalla “Enniaunus begot Belin; Belin, Jago; Jago, Cadwan, who was my father.”
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Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.