Einion ab Owain ap Hywel Dda

Events

Date of Birth: about 940.

This date is given by Bartrum (EVWG [42])

Date of Death: 984.

This date is given in Annales Cambriæ (Williams p. 20). Brut y Tywysogion (pp. 28-29) gives 983. Bartrum (EVWG [42]) gives 984.

Relationships

Father: Owain ap Hywel Dda ap Cadell (died 988).

This relationship is shown by Bartrum (EVWG [42]), and given by Maund (1991, pp. 14-17; 2000, p. 54), and by Lloyd (1:345). It is recorded in Brut y Tywysogion (Williams, pp. 24-29) and Annales Cambriæ (Williams, pp. 19-20)

Mother: uncertain.

Bartrum does not specify which of Owain’s wives was the mother of Einion. In any case, he notes (EWGT p. 141) that the relationships were probably invented.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Bartrum.)

Tewdwr (died 994).

Cadell (born about 975) married Elinor ferch Gwerystan.

Edwin (living 992).

Gwenllian (born about 975) married Elystan Glodrydd.

Gronwy (born about 980).

References

Bartrum, Peter C (ed.) Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts. (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968).

The sources Bartrum gives for Einion are:

Mostyn MS. 117 -- dated to the last quarter of the 13th century (“Rys m. Gruffudd m. Rys m. Tewdwr m. Kadell m. Eynon m. Owein m. Hywel da m. Kadell m. Rodri mawr m. Meruyn vrych”);

Jesus College MS. 20 -- dated to the last part of the 14th century (“Rees gryc m. Rees mwynuawr m. Gruffudd m. Rees m. Tewdwr m. Cadell m. Einyawn m. Ewein m. Howel da m. Kadell m. Rodri mawr”;

Achau Brenhinoedd a Thywysogion Cymru (“Plant Ewein m. Howel dda: Maredudd ag Eyniawn”, “Plant Einyawn m. Ewein: Tewdwr, [Cadell]”, “Rrys ap Gruffudd ap Rrys ap Tewdwr [ap Cadell] ap Eynon ap Ewein ap Howel dda ap Kadell ap Rhodri”);

Brut y Tywysogion.

Bartrum, Peter C.,“[42]” in An Electronic Version of Welsh Genealogies AD 300-1500. [The source Bartrum cites for Einion is his own Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts]

Lloyd, J.E. rev. David E. Thornton. “Rhys ap Tewdwr” in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Maund, K.L. Ireland, Wales, and England in the Eleventh Century (The Boydell Press, 1991).

Maund, Kari. The Welsh Kings (Tempus, 2000).

Oman, Sandra. “Einion ab Owain” in Tree: Wales. Welsh Medieval Database Primarily of Nobility and Gentry.

Williams ab Ithel, John (ed.). Annales Cambriæ (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; 1860).

Williams ab Ithel, John (ed.). Brut y Tywysogion; or, The Chronicle of the Princes (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts; 1860).

Abstracts and Transcriptions

From Brut y Tywysogion:

968. And then, a year after that, Gower was devastated by Einion, son of Owain.

976. And two years after that, Einion devastated Gower a second time.

982. And then, a year after that, Brecheiniog, and all the territory of Einon, son of Owain, were devastated by the Saxons, Alvryd being their leader.

983. And then, the year next to that, Einion, son of Owain, was killed through treachery by the nobles of Gwent.

From Annales Cambriæ:

[968] Annus. Eynon filius Oweyn vastavit Goer.

[977] Annus. Eynan iterum vastavit Geor.

[983] Annus. Hoelus filius Idwal et Alfre dux Anglorum vastaverunt Brecheinauc et totam regionem Einaun filii Owini, sed Einaun ex eis multos occidit.

[984] Annus. Eynan filius Owini occisus est.