Rhydderch Hael
Rhydderch Hael (Welsh: Rhydderch the Generous, fl. 580 – c. 614) was a ruler of Alt Clut, a Brittonic kingdom in the Hen Ogledd or "Old North" of Britain. He was one of the most famous kings in the Hen Ogledd, and appears frequently in later medieval works in Welsh and Latin.[1][2][3][4]
Clochoderick rocking stone in Renfrewshire, Scotland. This stone is said to mark the burial place of Rhydderch.
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Tutagual |
King of Alt Clut fl. 580 |
Succeeded by Neithon |
References
- MacQuarrie, pp.6–7.
- Sacred Texts
- Bromwich, pp. 240-1.
- Clarkson, T. (2014), Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age, Birlinn, Edinburgh, p. 30
Sources
- Bromwich, Rachel, Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1978; revised ed. 1991
- Clarkson, Tim. "Rhydderch Hael." The Heroic Age, Autumn/Winter 1999
- MacQuarrie, Alan, "The Kings of Strathclyde", in A. Grant & K.Stringer (eds.) Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community, Essays Presented to G. W. S. Barrow, (Edinburgh, 1993), pp. 1–19.
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