Madoc ap Uthyr
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In early Arthurian literature, Madoc ap Uthyr (also known as Madawg) is the son of Uther Pendragon
, brother to Arthur
and father of Eliwlod
. He is memorialized with The Death Song of Madawg (Marwnad Madawg) from the Book of Taliesin
which laments his death at Erof's hands, and is also mentioned in the poem Arthur and the Eagle.
A Madawg's grave is mentioned in Englynion y Beddau
, which states:
Uther Pendragon
Uther Pendragon is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur.A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography was first written down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae , and Geoffrey's account of the character was used in...
, brother to Arthur
King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
and father of Eliwlod
Eliwlod
In some old Welsh texts, Eliwlod is a nephew of King Arthur. His father is Madoc, son of Uther Pendragon, an obscure brother of Arthur's mentioned a very few times in Welsh literature. Eliwlod appears in the Welsh Triads, where he is called one of the three "Golden-Tongued Knights of Britain,"...
. He is memorialized with The Death Song of Madawg (Marwnad Madawg) from the Book of Taliesin
Book of Taliesin
The Book of Taliesin is one of the most famous of Middle Welsh manuscripts, dating from the first half of the 14th century though many of the fifty-six poems it preserves are taken to originate in the 10th century. The manuscript, known as Peniarth MS 2 and kept at the National Library of Wales,...
which laments his death at Erof's hands, and is also mentioned in the poem Arthur and the Eagle.
A Madawg's grave is mentioned in Englynion y Beddau
Englynion y Beddau
The Englynion y Beddau is a Middle Welsh verse catalogue listing the resting places of legendary heroes. It consists of a series of englynion, or short stanzas in quantitative meter, and survives in a number of manuscripts...
, which states:
- Whose is the quadrangular grave
- With its four stones around the front?
- The grave of Madawg the intrepid warrior.