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Elisedd ap Gwylog

8th century · 8th century · Also known as Eliseg

Elisedd ap Gwylog was a king of Powys in the first half of the 8th century. He is known chiefly from the Pillar of Eliseg near Llangollen, erected by his great-grandson Cyngen ap Cadell, whose inscription records that Elisedd won back land from the English with fire and sword. The nearby Valle Crucis Abbey takes its name from the pillar.

Elisedd ap Gwylog
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Elisedd ap Gwylog. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elisedd-ap-gwylog
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