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- BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#EthyllGwyneddMGwriad
IDWAL ap Cadwaladr, son of CADWALADR ap Cadwallon & his wife --- . He succeeded his father in 664 as IDWAL "Iwrch" King of Gwynedd. The Annales Cambriæ name "Ivor filius Cadwallader" in 734[6].
** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WALES.htm#Cadwallondied633
IVOR (-[Rome 20 May 689]). The Annales Menevensis record that "Cadwalladrus rex Britanniæ" sent "Ivor filium suum" with 12 ships "ad regendas Britonum reliquias" in 689, and that he died in Rome "XII Kal Mai" in 689[31]. The dating of this event, if it did take place, is inconsistent with the date of King Cadwaladr´s death as recorded in the Annales Cambriæ (see above).]
** from British Kings and Queens (Mike Ashley) p 147
Idwal Iwrch (Roebuck) ap Cadwaladr Gwynedd, c682-c720.
After the death of Cadwaladr the history of the Welsh ruling houses enters a dark period for over a century until the emergence of Merfyn Frych and Rhodri the Great. Idwal's nickname, Iwrch or 'roebuck,' suggests that he was probably small and elegant in stature, and almost certainly young when he came to the throne. Like his father, therefore, he was probably not warlike, but preferred to rule wisely and pay countenance to the church. Nevertheless it is evident that during Idwal's reign the Welsh sought to protect their lands from the encroaching power of Mercia to the east. Powys was more vulnerable, and their rulers were weaker, so in the early years of the eighth century (probably between 704 and 709), Idwal would have joined when the opportunity offered in a series of raids on Mercian territory during the comparatively weak reign of Coenred. The result was the construction by the Mercians, of Wat's Dyke, which ran from the southern end of the Dee estuary down towards Oswestry. This formed a line of demarcation between Mercian and Welsh territory and was not ostensibly intended as a defence. Idwal may not have lived to see the completion of the Dyke. He was succeeded by his son Rhodri Molwynog.
** from Wikipedia listing for Idwal Roebuck
Idwal ap Cadwaladr (c. 650-720; reigned from c. 682) (Latin: Ituvellus; English: Judwald), also known as Idwal Iwrch ('Roebuck'), was a king of Gwynedd.
Following the death of Idwal's father, Cadwaladr Fendigaid, the history of Gwynedd enters into a somewhat hazy period. His nickname of 'Roebuck' suggests a young man of small stature, and the historical record indicates that he was probably not involved in any major, prolonged conflicts with neighboring kingdoms, focusing instead on the domestic situation of Gwynedd.
Nonetheless, it was during the time of Idwal's reign that the nearby kingdom of Mercia to the west was growing in power and influence. Idwal may have been involved in a series of raids on Mercian territory carried out by the neighboring Welsh kingdom of Powys during the reign of the Mercian king Coenred. These raids, if they did indeed occur, and if Gwynedd was indeed involved, seem to have been relatively isolated, and did not result in any sort of more organized conflict.
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