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216:: a magical sword called Dyrnwyn (white-hilt). The list also attempts to justify Rhydderch's epithet 'Hael' in describing the sword: "if a well-born man drew it himself, it burst into flame from its hilt to its tip. And everyone who used to ask for it would receive; but because of this peculiarity everyone used to reject it. And therefore he was called Rhydderch the Generous."
126:. This is often interpreted as an alliance of Northern Brythonic kings, though it is not explicitly stated that they fought together against Hussa. If they did fight together, Rhydderch may have been present at the siege of Ynys Metcaut (the Island of
193:. One of the saint's miracles was to save Rhydderch's adulterous Queen Languoreth from the king's wrath, by rediscovering her lost ring and thereby proving her innocence. The
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289:Bromwich, pp. 240-1.
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143:John Veitch
128:Lindisfarne
812:Categories
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568:Hen Ogledd
508:Riderch II
396:rulers of
257:References
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72:Hen Ogledd
43:(English:
782:Talhaearn
671:Arfderydd
640:Dunutinga
503:Eugein II
398:Dumbarton
67:Brittonic
787:Taliesin
722:Coel Hen
681:Catraeth
676:Carlisle
609:Gododdin
587:Bryneich
582:Alt Clut
488:Teudebur
452:Eugein I
432:Tutagual
319:, p. 114
242:fl. 580
231:Tutagual
166:Rhun Hir
63:Alt Clut
727:Cunedda
712:Aneirin
518:Arthgal
483:Beli II
442:Neithon
427:Clinoch
394:British
327:Sources
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191:Glasgow
185:In the
162:Gwynedd
120:Morcant
116:Gwallog
97:Adomnán
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