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	Maelgwn
		Born sometime in the beginning of the century, Maelgwn is described as big in many ways--tall, handsome, talented, courageous, generous--he is nicknamed Maelgwn Hir, or Maelgwn "the Tall" in Welsh.
		Tradition also holds that Maelgwn established the dynastic seat of his kingdom at Aberffraw on the Isle of Anglesey, a royal establishment still recognized in the age of Llywelyn Fawr in the 13th century.
		Maelgwn may have expected that the church would be closely obligated to him after he endowed its monasteries with his generosity.
	www.bardsongpress.com /maelgwn.htm (1022 words)

	Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When King Maelgwn attempted to show the finger to Elphin, he pointed out that his wife cut her fingernails more often than the owner of the finger, had servants to kneed dough and never had any under her nails, and her ring was loose on her finger, and that one was tight.
		Maelgwn on this occasion, in order to prove the superiority of vocal song over instrumental music, is recorded to have offered a reward to such bards and minstrels as should swim over the Conway.
		Maelgwn 'the Dragon of the Isle' was a main character in the two trilogies ('The Ancient Future' trilogy and 'The Celestial Triad') written by Australian author Traci Harding.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maelgwn (987 words)

	Maelgwn
		Maelgwn (c 480–547) was the son of Cadwwallon Llawhir (Longhand), also known as Maelgwn Hir (The Tall) ruled Gwynedd from circa 520s and emerged as one of the most influential rulers of the 6th century Brython.
		Maelgwn is said to be buried in Ynys Seiriol and is said to have died in the Church of Rhos and this event is commemorated in the proverb: Hir hun Faelgwn yn eglwys Rhos (The long sleep of Maelgwn in the church of Rhos).
		Maelgwn is referred to by at least eight of the early poets indicating that the tales ascribed to him were once very extensive and that only a fraction of this entire cropus has survived.
	www.celtnet.org.uk /gods_m/maelgwn.html (986 words)

	Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The historical Maelgwn was one of the most influential rulers of 6th century Britain, and has become one of the most famous (or infamous) leaders in Welsh history.
		Other notable misdeeds said to have been performed by Maelgwn include murdering his first wife and his nephew in order to clam his nephew's wife as his own.
		Maelgwn remained rather unpopular with leading church writers, despite several attempts at patronage, including founding the bishopric of Bangor.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Maelgwn (578 words)

	Arthurian Infopedia - Maelgwn Gwynedd
		Maelgwn founded a College at Caergybi, and a Priory at Penmon, and also endowed Bangor, and raised it to a Bishopric.
		About the year 547-548CE, he died of the Vad Velen, or Yellow Pestilence, usually called the Yellow Plague of Rhos, which was said to have been caused by the number of unburied bodies of the slain that remained on that spot, and whoever went within the reach of the effluvia fell dead immediately.
		A traditional remembrance of this is preserved in the adage "Hun Maelgwn Gwynedd yn Eglwys Llanrbos," or as it is given in the "Annales Cambriae," published by the Record Commission, "Hir hun Maelgwn en Ilis Ros," as 'The long sleep of Maelgwn in the court of Rhos'.
	www.celtic-twilight.com /camelot/infopedia/m/maelgwn.htm (680 words)

	Annas Journey
		His name was Maelgwn, and I had owned him since I was 3 after my brother had given him to me. He was over 11 years old, though he had the intellectual capacity of a four year old child.
		Maelgwn had woken up properly and walked alongside me, going off occasionally to chase grass that was ruffled by the wind or a passing butterfly.
		Maelgwn ran at the Pidgey, who had landed on the ground to kick sand at him.
	www.thepokemontower.com /authors/pokemaniac/anna1.html (1667 words)

	Encyclopedia: Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon
		A Celtic cross incorporating the Celtic knotwork motif associated with later Celtic cultures Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts.
		Rhun ap Maelgwn (492-586, reigned from 549) (Latin: Rugenus, English: Run), also known as Rhun Hir (the Tall) was a king of Gwynedd.
		In Welsh mythology, Prince Rhun was a son of Maelgwn.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maelgwn-Hir-ap-Cadwallon (1668 words)

	Maelgwn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		King Maelgwn demanded that a distant son of one of his lords, Elphin, praise himand his court.
		Maelgwn's son Rhun went to Elphin's house to seduce his wife and proveElphin's claims weren't true.
		When King Maelgwn attempted to show the finger toElphin, he pointed out that his wife cut her fingernails more often than the owner of the finger, had servants to kneed dough andnever had any under her nails, and her ring was loose on her finger, and that one was tight.
	www.therfcc.org /maelgwn-138095.html (325 words)

	Britannia EBK Articles: Gildas the Monk and Maelgwn the Murderer
		Maelgwn and his paramour were steeped in sin and their wedding could only be possible through the death of their respective partners.
		Nesta, wife of Maelgwn, is the daughter of the exiled Pennine King, Sawyl Penuchel, scion of a family not unused to intrigue.
		At one level, it is nearly certain that Maelgwn was guilty of one murder (his uncle) but his involvement in the deaths of his wife and nephew is much less clear.
	www.britannia.com /history/ebk/articles/gildmae1.html (1936 words)

	Part two
		Maelgwn was safely nestled in between my back and my bag, with his claws digging into my back and the torch in his mouth.
		Maelgwn clambered up Lapras’ neck to look her in the eye, and began what I could only assume was reasoning.
		Maelgwn tried to run to me, but by the time he was even halfway, I already had what I wanted and was heading back to Lapras.
	www.thepokemontower.com /authors/pokemaniac/anna2.html (2943 words)

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