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The traditional reading of ''Y Gododdin'', accepted by most scholars, is that Mynyddog is king of Gododdin, perhaps with his court at [[Din Eidyn]], modern [[Edinburgh]]. He appears as the sponsor of the renowned warband that fought at the battle of [[Catraeth]] in the early Welsh poem. |
The traditional reading of ''Y Gododdin'', accepted by most scholars, is that Mynyddog is king of Gododdin, perhaps with his court at [[Din Eidyn]], modern [[Edinburgh]]. He appears as the sponsor of the renowned warband that fought at the battle of [[Catraeth]] in the early Welsh poem. |
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The name Mynyddog Mwynfawr, if translated as a personal name, means Mynyddog the Wealthy. The name ''Mynyddog'' is the adjectival form of ''mynydd'' "mountain" (i.e. "mountainous"). [[John Koch]] considers Mynyddog Mwynfawr to be a place (meaning approximately "Wealthy Mountain"). Koch argues that Mynyddog Mwynfawr is a [[kenning]] or [[personification]] which represents Din Eidyn, Gododdin, or perhaps the entire Old North, and that Gwlyget, described as Mynyddog's steward, is the ruler of Gododdin. |
The name Mynyddog Mwynfawr, if translated as a personal name, means Mynyddog the Wealthy. The name ''Mynyddog'' is the adjectival form of ''mynydd'' "mountain" (i.e. "mountainous"). [[John T. Koch]] considers Mynyddog Mwynfawr to be a place (meaning approximately "Wealthy Mountain"). Koch argues that Mynyddog Mwynfawr is a [[kenning]] or [[personification]] which represents Din Eidyn, Gododdin, or perhaps the entire Old North, and that Gwlyget, described as Mynyddog's steward, is the ruler of Gododdin. |
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The popular Welsh poet [[Richard Davies (Mynyddog)|Richard Davies]] (1833-1877) adopted the name ''Mynyddog'' as his pen name. Use of an adopted Welsh-language pen name was common among Welsh poets of his era. |
The popular Welsh poet [[Richard Davies (Mynyddog)|Richard Davies]] (1833-1877) adopted the name ''Mynyddog'' as his pen name. Use of an adopted Welsh-language pen name was common among Welsh poets of his era. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* [[Rachel Bromwich]] (ed.), ''Trioedd Ynys Prydein'' (University of Wales Press, 1978; new edition, 1991) |
* [[Rachel Bromwich]] (ed.), ''Trioedd Ynys Prydein'' (University of Wales Press, 1978; new edition, 1991) |
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Revision as of 14:42, 6 February 2010
Mynyddog Mwynfawr (variant orthographies include: Old Welsh Mynydawc Mwynvawr; Middle Welsh; Mynyddawg Mwynfawr) was, according to Welsh tradition founded on the early Welsh language poem Y Gododdin, attributed to Aneirin, a Brythonic ruler of the the kingdom of Gododdin in the Hen Ogledd (southern Scotland).
The traditional reading of Y Gododdin, accepted by most scholars, is that Mynyddog is king of Gododdin, perhaps with his court at Din Eidyn, modern Edinburgh. He appears as the sponsor of the renowned warband that fought at the battle of Catraeth in the early Welsh poem.
The name Mynyddog Mwynfawr, if translated as a personal name, means Mynyddog the Wealthy. The name Mynyddog is the adjectival form of mynydd "mountain" (i.e. "mountainous"). John T. Koch considers Mynyddog Mwynfawr to be a place (meaning approximately "Wealthy Mountain"). Koch argues that Mynyddog Mwynfawr is a kenning or personification which represents Din Eidyn, Gododdin, or perhaps the entire Old North, and that Gwlyget, described as Mynyddog's steward, is the ruler of Gododdin.
The popular Welsh poet Richard Davies (1833-1877) adopted the name Mynyddog as his pen name. Use of an adopted Welsh-language pen name was common among Welsh poets of his era.
Sources
- Rachel Bromwich (ed.), Trioedd Ynys Prydein (University of Wales Press, 1978; new edition, 1991)
- Chris Lowe, Angels, Fools and Tyrants: Britons and Saxons in Southern Scotland (Canongate Books and Historic Scotland, 1999)
- Ifor Williams (ed.), Canu Aneirin (University of Wales Press, 1958). The standard edition of Y Gododdin.