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	Offa's Dyke - Eliseg's Pillar - Powys Pressure - by Keith Nurse
		As for the commemorated Eliseg, he would seem to have been at the height of his power during Offa's reign, possibly sometime in the AD 760s, thus strongly suggesting a cross-border power struggle context for the construction of the defensive dyke along the length of the border shared with Powys.
		The pillar then stands as a monument to the strength of Powys and the fear that it inspired during the reign of Eliseg and his immediate successors, among whom we must include the stone's dedicator Concenn.
		Eliseg's Pillar stands at the heart of it all, set as it is in picturesque steep-sided river valley of undoubted long spiritual and religious significance that reached back into prehistoric times.
	www.wansdyke21.org.uk /wansdyke/wanart/nurse4.htm (3519 words)

	Deeds most Ancient, by Keith Nurse
		Eliseg’s Pillar, set up by Concenn in honour of his great-grandfather Eliseg, records the ancestry of the royal house of Powys, though in a form that continues to be a subject of a challenging debate.
		Eliseg’s Pillar, originally a bearing a Christian cross, was erected circa AD 800-825 on a distinctive prehistoric mound or barrow, originally covering a cist burial.
		Eliseg’s pillar is a beacon in the dark; at once a national treasure and a powerful symbol of early Welsh identity.
	www.vortigernstudies.org.uk /artgue/guestnurse.htm (2618 words)

	Pillar of Eliseg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire at grid reference SJ204442.
		[Cross] Concenn son of Catell, Catell son of Brochmail, Brochmail son of Eliseg, Eliseg son of Guoillauc.
		The Pillar was thrown down by the Roundheads during the English Civil War and a grave under it opened.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pillar_of_Eliseg (306 words)

	Pillar coral - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pillar coral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Pillar corals (Dendrogyra cylindricus) are a type of hard coral which live in the western Atlantic Ocean.
		They are one of the digitate corals which resemble fingers, or a cluster of cigars growing up from the sea floor, but without any secondary branching.
		Pillar corals can grow to be up to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Pillar-coral.html (173 words)

	Eliseg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Eliseg's Pillar was just up the road, close enough to walk, but of course we only found out after we'd driven up and down the road looking for somewhere to park.
		The inscription which now appears on the cross is from an altogether more recent period, and tells how the Pillar was re-erected in the eighteenth century after being discovered in a sorry state lying in the field.
		It would be very handy indeed if the original inscription were accurate (as opposed to the sort of propaganda that certain Egyptian pharaohs went in for, carving their name on monuments whether they caused them to be made or not) because then it would give strong dating evidence for this monument and others like it.
	www.chinson.demon.co.uk /nbs/2003/eliseg.htm (411 words)

	Vortigern and the Pillar of Elise
		The Pillar of Eliseg (or Elise or Eliset) is of very great interest to the study of Vortigern.
		The third paragraph is incomplete, but seems to record the exploits of Eliseg and the enlargement of his kingdom, whether with the help or at the expense of the English.
		Nash-Williams/1950, 124: `Eliseg (or Eliset), in whose honour the present monument was erected, represented the tenth generation of the dynasty and apparently flourished in the middle of the 8th century'.
	www.vortigernstudies.org.uk /artsou/pillartex.htm (1217 words)

	Vortigern and the Pillar of Elise
		The Colofon Eliseg or Pillar of Eliseg (or Elise or Eliset) is of very great interest to the study of Vortigern.
		Against this it might be stressed that the formula inviting a blessing for the soul of Eliseg recurs in a variant form on the Berechtuire cross-slab at Tullylease, co. Cork (Ireland), which is dated AD 839.
		Vortigern and the Pillar of Eliseg, in: Antiquity XXXIV,1960, pp.
	www.vortigernstudies.org.uk /artsou/pillar.htm (1445 words)

	Pre-Norman Stone Crosses in the British Isles - Eliseg's Pillar
		The valley, quite narrow in places, takes its name from the cross which used to stand slightly to the north of the Abbey, whose shaft-stump is all that remains, being known as Eliseg's Pillar.
		The overall style of the Pillar has affinities with Mercian Crosses, such as the one at Leek, although it is on a much more massive scale than that one.
		Eliseg's Pillar is a couple of hundred metres north of Valle Crucis Abbey.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /cj.tolley/ctm/ctm-eliseg.htm (922 words)

	Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Education - Guides - Valle Crucis Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Valle Crucis Abbey and the Pillar of Eliseg lie close together just to the north-west of Llangollen in, what was in the medieval period, a fairly inaccessible valley set amongst steep hills.
		The Pillar of Eliseg (SJ203445) is an upright stone pillar-cross with a Latin inscription commemorating Concenn and Eliseg, members of the ruling family of the kingdom of Powys during the 7th to 9th centuries.
		The pillar was erected in the first half of the 9th century AD by Concenn the great-grandson of Eliseg "who annexed the inheritance of Powys through the nine years(?) from the power of the English which he made into a sword-land by fire.
	www.cpat.org.uk /educate/guides/vallecru/vallecru.htm (550 words)

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		Cyngen fab Cadell, the last Prince of Powys (the medieval kingdom covering the area from which the county of Montgomeryshire was formed in 1536) died – some say was murdered – on a pilgrimage to Rome in the year 854.
		Before his death, he had a large stone cross erected in the memory of his great grandfather Eliseg, on which the ancestry of his family is recited.
		The remnants of the "pillar of Eliseg" stand to this day in the vale of Llangollen, near Valle Crucis abbey.
	home.freeuk.net /montgensoc/pages/ourlogo.htm (98 words)

	Esmerel: Adventures in Britain: Part 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He said that the pillar marked the site of a great Welsh victory over the Saxons, and that it was a great cross mounted on a pillar of stone.
		I hoped that the pillar would be marked on the road signs as I got closer for, although it was marked on my map, it was not entirely clear which of the dots close to the name represented the actual pillar.
		The name Valle Crucis, "Valley of the Cross", made me think that I might be near Eliseg's Pillar, so I went to the gates of the abbey and spoke to the bored-looking attendant there.
	www.esmerel.com /circle/britain/brit27.html (730 words)

	Mist or Smoke or Warriors in Battle . . .
		hree survivals from the 9th century illuminate this troubled region: an enigmatic inscription on Elise's Pillar, a memorial cross in Powys; Offa's Dyke, a puzzling 150-mile earthwork defining the border between Powys and Mercia; and a fragmentary unhistorical poetry cycle of 113 surviving stanzas, Canu Heledd or The Heledd Poetry.
		The pillar is a four-metre standing cross, an impressive monument marking the boundary of two Powys cantrefi (regions), not far east of the Mercian border.
		The inscription on the lower half of the pillar recorded the ancestry and ancient glory of the kings of Powys (Illustration by Howard Mason).
	www.castlewales.com /canuhel.html (1318 words)

	Pillar of Eliseg -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Pillar of Eliseg (now standing near the Abbey of Valle Crucis) was erected by Cygen, king of (Click link for more info and facts about Powys) Powys.
		A generally accepted translation of this inscription, one of the longest surviving inscriptions from (Click link for more info and facts about pre-Viking) pre-Viking (One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria) Wales, is as follows:
		The Pillar was thrown down by the (A supporter of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War) Roundheads during the (Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648) English Civil War and a grave under it opened.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/pillar_of_eliseg.htm (403 words)

	pillar - definition of pillar by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
		pillar - anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
		newel - the central pillar of a circular staircase
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	dict.thefreelibrary.com /Pillar (720 words)

	Pillar of Eliseg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Pillar of Eliseg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Pillar of Eliseg also known as Elise's Pillar or Croes Elisedd in Welsh, stands near Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire at grid reference SJ204442 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?SJ204442_region:GB_scale:25000).
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Pillar of Eliseg contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pillar_of_Eliseg (321 words)

	Pillar of Eliseg
		A memorial stone cross erected by Cyngen ap Cadell (Concenn), the last native King of Powys, in the memory of his great grandfather Eliseg, on which the ancestry of his family is recited.
		+ Concenn son of Cattell, Cattell son of Brochcmail, Brochcmail son of Eliseg, Eliseg son of Guoillauc + Concenn, therefore, being great-grandson of Eliseg erected this stone to his great-grandfather, Eliseg + It is Eliseg who annexed the inheritance of Powys...
		The names of the ancestors of Concenn (Cyngen) are given in their local form, namely Cattell (Cadell), Brochmail (Brochfael/Brochwel), Eliseg (Elisedd), Guvillauc (Gweliawg), Eli (Beli), Eliud (Eiludd), Cincen (Cynan), Cinen (Cyngen) and Guorthigirn (Vortigern).
	www.keithblayney.com /Blayney/Pillar.html (256 words)

	PILLAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Search the PILLAR Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Search the PILLAR Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named PILLAR at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/P/PILLAR.htm (73 words)

	CISP - LTYSL/1
		Nash-Williams/1950, 125, `the pillar stands to-day in its original position on the top of a large artificial mound'.
		Westwood/1879, 200-201 refers to a cast that was made of the stone in 1848, and states, `Where is this cast, which would be interesting to have deposited in some accessible situation?'.
		+ Eliseg is the very one who united the inheritance of Powys from the hand of Catem through his won forces from the power of Englishmen both with his own sword and with fire.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /archaeology/cisp/database/stone/ltysl_1.html (1321 words)

	Pillar of Eliseg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Pillar of Eliseg (now standing near the Abbey of Valle Crucis)was erected by Cygen, king of Powys.
		A generally accepted translation of thisinscription, one of the longest surviving inscriptions from pre-Viking Wales, is as follows:
		Edward Lhuyd examined the Pillar andcopied the inscription in 1696.
	www.therfcc.org /pillar-of-eliseg-331910.html (265 words)

	Llangollen
		Llan Egwcst, dissolved in 1535, was given by James I. to Lord Edward Wootton.
		In the meadow adjoining, still called Llwyn y Groes (grove of the cross), is,Elisegs Pillar.
		Eliseg was father of Brochmael, prince of Powys, and his grandson, Concen or Congen, appears to have erected the pillar, which is now broken, with an illegible inscription; the modern inscription dates only from 779.
	www.welshpedia.co.uk /places/towns/townmain.php?mytown=Llangollen (410 words)

	British History
		The main evidence comes from a text carved onto a free-standing cross shaft known as the Pillar of Eliseg (from the name of the king it commemorates), which stands a few miles west of the northern end of the Dyke near Llangollen, just north of the Abbey of Valle Crucis in Powys.
		He and Eliseg were kings of Powys, and Eliseg is usually dated to the mid-8th century, making him Offa's contemporary.
		In commemorating nine years of successful Welsh struggle against the Mercians, the pillar not only records the 8th century successes of the house of Powys, but also reflects the attitudes of its rulers in the 9th.
	www.webmesh.co.uk /nice/arcnews.htm (7792 words)

	Talk:Historia Britonum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I have a couple of (minor) reservations but I'll give them some thought before coming back to you in seriousness.
		I had a second thought or two myself: I moved some of the material to its own article under Pillar of Eliseg - llywrch 02:34 Nov 16, 2002 (UTC)
		First, as authoritative as this article may appear, I must admit I wrote much of it from memory with some fact-checking.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Historia_Britonum (519 words)

	BBC - Wales History - Dark Ages
		When built, this pillar would have stood at twice its current height, with a large cross on top.
		Eliseg was an eigth century king who regained Powys from the Saxons.
		Urging the people of Powys to fight by fire and sword, Eliseg's pillar symbolised the suffering under Saxon invasion and the desire to be free.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/history/sites/rr/pages/rr-4.shtml (779 words)

	Eliseg's Pillar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Eliseg's Pillar, to the north-west of Llangollen, is the remnant of a cross (it was damaged in the mid seventeenth century, during the Civil War), erected, probably early in the ninth century, by Concenn, king of Powys, in memory of his great-grandfather, Eliseg.
		The pillar's Latin inscription has been pretty well illegible for many years.
		Fortunately, however, a considerable amount of the text was copied down at the end of the seventeenth century, and, using this as a guide, more has been recovered.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /eliseg.htm (237 words)

	Wales on the Web Vale of Llangollen — A Movie of this beautiful Scenic Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Just beyond the ruins of Valle Crucis — Valley of the Cross - is the Pillar of Eliseg from which the abbey takes its name.
		Inscribed in Latin it was erected in the memory of Eliseg who, according to the inscription “ united the inheritance of Powys (laid waste for nine years) out of the hand of the English with fire and sword”.
		The cross was erected by Cyngen, Eliseg’s great-grandson, last of the kings of Powys, who was reputedly descended from the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus — the Macsen Wledig who featured in one of the tales of the Mabinogion, The Dream of Macsen Wledig.
	www.worldwidewales.tv /html/movie-219.php (564 words)

	chapter ten summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		That Vortigern was the king of Powys is confirmed by the Pillar of Eliseg in Llangollen, North Wales.
		If the first Vortigern died, to be succeded by the second in 447, then a precise date for Ambrosius's struggle for power is 459 (as Nennius says that it was twelve years after the start of Vortigerns reign).
		The second Vortigern was probably Britu, who is shown to be Vortigerns successor on the pillar of Eliseg.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/347069 (700 words)

	Vortimer
		Graham Phillips and Martin Keatman cite a translation of Eliseg's Pillar (an Ogham stone) by the Welsh antiquarian Edward Lhuyd in 1696 in an attempt to verify the historicity of Vortimer.
		Hence, (spanning the HB, the Welsh genealogies and chronicles including the inscription on Eliseg's Pillar, and the ASC), Cunedda, Elesa and Vortimer would have been generational contemporaries preceded by Æternus, Esla, and Vortigern who were also concurrent historical figures.
		Categirn's name is recorded on Eliseg's Pillar and also in the HB and Monmouth's HKB The HB relates that both Horsa and Catigern were killed in battle at Agælsthrep.
	kingarthura-z.home.att.net /Vortimer.html (8484 words)

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