Maelgwn Gwynedd
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Maelgwn Gwynedd was King of Gwynedd during the early 6th century. Surviving records suggest he held a pre-eminent position among the Brythonic kings in Wales and their allies in the "Old North" along
History of the Kings, Maelgwn Gwynedd
Britain.circa.540
Puffin Island (Anglesey)
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Puffin Island is an uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales. It was formerly known as Priestholm in English. A hermitage was established here around the 6th century, and there are re
Maelgwn Gwynedd
…among historians as either the delayed arrival of Plague of Justinian or an extreme variant of Relapsing fever which causes jaundice, and was buried on Ynys Seiriol (now known as Puffin Island in English), off the eastern tip of Anglesey. Maelgwn (IPA: /mɑːɨlgʊn/) is a Middle Welsh name meaning "Princely Hound…
Puffin Island seen from Penmon Point
View on Puffin Island, 1815
Trwyn Du Lighthouse near the island