- My father was a Saxon Wizard called LLyr Merini. Yes
legend has
it that he was Merlin. I was an illegitimate son so was Arthur.
- My mother was a Briton, so was Arthur's
- Both my name in Saxon and Arthur's name in Celt
mean Strongarm.
- My wife was Guignier, sister of Cador, Prince
of
Cornwall. (King Arthur married Guenevere, raised in the household of
Cador Duke of Cornwall).
- I also spent 25 years in Gaul and ruled at Nantes
and Vannes. (King Arthur spent 9 years subduing Gaul and held court in
Paris. Reigned in Nantes in some stories)
I
was the dynastic founder of Glamorgan. (King Arthur reigned for 5
years in Glamorgan). |
- Medrot was my Grandson (Arthur died fighting his
nephew Modred)
- Other coincidences in the story of King Arthur is
that he goes to Dunbarton and fights the Picts and
Scots. There is an emphasis on Dunbarton. This may have been due to
confusion of me with Ceredig of Dunbarton. Someone named Ceredig
gathered a fleet and ravaged the coast of Ireland around the year 450AD
.
King Arthur conquered Ireland and Iceland.
Whilst the story of King Arthur is obviously
built up in legend, like that of Robin Hood, it seems that much of that
legend was based on Me.
Wessex grew into one of Britain's largest
Kingdoms ( along with Mercia and Northumbria) and My descendant King
Alfred became King of England.
Thus My blood line runs through to the
British Royal family to this day. The last British king to also be King
of Wessex was Harold.
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Now
after a thousand years the Queen's Son, Prince
Edward is the next Earl of Wessex.
LLyr Merini ( My Father)
Guignier ( My Wife)
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