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Rhun ap Maelgwn Gwynedd (died c. 586), also known as Rhun Hir ap Maelgwn Gwynedd ((英語:Rhun the Tall, son of Maelgwn Gwynedd)), was King of Gwynedd (reigned c. 547 – c. 586). He came to the throne on the death of his father, King Maelgwn Gwynedd. There are no historical records of his reign in this early age. A story preserved in both the Venedotian Code and an elegy by Taliesin says that he waged a war against Rhydderch Hael of Alt Clut and the kings of Gododdin or Manaw Gododdin. The town of Caerhun is said to be named for him, though without strong authority. Rhun also appears in several medieval literary stories, as well as in the ''Welsh Triads''. His wife was Perwyr ferch Rhûn "Ryfeddfawr" and their son was Beli ap Rhun "Hîr". Rhun ap Maelgwn appears in the royal genealogies of the Harleian genealogies,〔 — 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 map Mailcun map Catgolaun Iauhir map Eniaun girt map Cuneda map AEtern ...''.〕 Jesus College MS. 20,〔 — 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 M. Kadwalla6n lla6hir. M. Einya6n yrth. M. Kuneda wledic.''〕 and ''Hengwrt MS. 202''.〔 — katwaladyr vendigeit ap katwalla6n ap katwan ap iago ap beli ap run ap maelg6n g6yned ap einion wwr ap pabo post prydein.〕 The ''Bonedd y Saint'' ((英語:Descent of the Saints)) says that he is the ancestor of Saint Edeyrn (the ''Bonedd y Saint'' says that Edeyrn was the great-grandson of Rhun,〔 — Edeyrn, the son of Nudd, or Lludd, ab Beli ab Rhun ab Maelgwn Gwynedd ab Caswallon Law Hir ab Einion Yrth ab Cunedda.〕 while ''Hengwrt MS. 202'' says that he was the grandson of Rhun〔 — Edern ap beli ap run ap maelg6n g6yned ap katwalla6n lla6ir ap einion yrth ap kuneda wledic.〕). == War with the North == The Venedotian Code of the Welsh laws compiled by Iorwerth ap Madog in the early 13th century〔, ''A History of Wales'', Vol. I〕 contains a list of the privileges of the men of Arfon. Among the privileges is the right to march in the van of Gwynedd's army, and this is stated to originate from their spirited actions in a war between Rhun of Gwynedd and the Cymric Men of the North ((ウェールズ語:Gwŷr y Gogledd)) from the kingdoms of Alt Clut and Gododdin or Manaw Gododdin. Taliesin's ''Marwnad Rhun'' ((英語:Elegy of Rhun)) also tells of the war and Rhun's death in it. In his comprehensive discussion of the works by and attributed to Taliesin, John Morris-Jones notes that the particulars of the ''marwnad'' are everywhere consistent with the historical record and nowhere inconsistent, and likely a product of the 6th century, a view shared by notable skeptics such as Thomas Stephens.〔, Taliesin's ''Marwnad Rhun (Elegy of Rhun)''〕 The Venedotian Code says that the northern prince Elidyr Mwynfawr ap Gorwst Priodawr ((英語:Elidyr the Courteous, son of Gorwst Priodawr)) had been slain at Aber Mewydus (now called 'Cadnant', or 'Battle Brook') in Arfon, not far from Rhun's ''llys'' ((英語:royal court)) at Llanbeblig. Elidyr's powerful relatives in the North invaded Gwynedd in retaliation, burning Arfon in the process. The Northern host was led by Clydno Eiddin; Nudd the Generous, son of Senyllt; Mordaf the Generous, son of Serfan; and Rhydderch Hael, son of Tudwal Tudelyd. These are all notable men of the era who are listed in the royal genealogies of the ''Bonedd Gwŷr y Gogledd'', as is Elidyr Mwynfawr. According to one of the ''Triads of the Horses'', Elidyr was also the husband of Rhun's sister Eurgain.〔; Eurgain is said to be the daughter of Maelgwn Gwynedd and the wife of Elidyr Mwynfawr in one of the ''Trioedd y Meirch'' ((英語:Triads of the Horses)) of the ''Welsh Triads''.〕 Rhun then assembled an army and proceeded to the banks of the Gweryd (the banks of the River Forth or the Firth of Forth, which William Forbes Skene says was still called the 'Weryd' in 1165)〔, ''The Four Ancient Books of Wales''〕 in the North. The final outcome is not given in the Venedotian Code, but Rhun and his army remained in the North for a considerable length of time.〔, The Privileges of Arfon〕 The outcome according to Taliesin's ''Marwnad Rhun'' is the death of Rhun ap Maelgwn in battle. The reason why Elidyr was in Gwynedd and the circumstance of his death are not known, though it is certain from their actions that his northern relatives blamed someone in Gwynedd. There are later stories that add speculations, for example by asserting that Elidyr was contesting Rhun's succession to Maelgwn Gwynedd's throne,〔 — for one example of many, where the authors skirt accountability by using terms such as "may have". Here, the authors claim that Elidyr may have been asserting a claim over Gwynedd because "... Rhun being, according to some genealogies, illegitimate."〕 but these are nothing more than speculation. 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「Rhun Hir ap Maelgwn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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