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***** Cyngar is also connected to King Arthur by one of the Llandaff Charters<br />
(144), which states that a century after they both lived;<br />
Arthrwys, under his father king Meurig, awarded the ager, which formerly belonged<br />
to Dyfrig, consisiting of cells Cynguaslan, with its tellus & cells Arthodu &<br />
Conguri, & Penncreic (Pencraig), to Bishop Euddogwy in his dispute with the<br />
Abbot of Llantwit<br />
It is not Arthwys, a later Welsh King, who concerns us here, but Arthodu. That<br />
he was one of two figures of monastic devotion in the area shows how<br />
much of an impact on the people & their faith this particular regal lineage<br />
had made.<br />
****** See Appendix A for the true identity of Uther Pendragon<br />
******* The Bonedd yr Arwyr describes Cadwr as being the son of Gwrlais,<br />
Earl of Cornwall, while the Myvyrian Archeology speaks of a Catawm son<br />
of Geraint ap Erbin. The genealogy of Saint Winnoc states, 'Cathov filius<br />
Gerontinis,' & the translator of the Brut Tysilio adds the information that<br />
Cador was son of Gorlois, presumably by Igraine.The true identity of<br />
Gorlais is also given in two tales from the Mabinogion - Culwych & Olwen<br />
& the Dream of Rhonabwy - who name him as 'Cadwy son of Geraint.'<br />
********* - See appendix B for the identity of Colia<br />
********** Traces of Constantine's Christian conversion are found in Cornwall<br />
- in Constantine Parish and the Chapel of Saint Constantine in St Merryn<br />
Parish (Constantine Bay), while The Elizabethan writer, Nicholas<br />
Roscarrock stated, 'The inhabitants say that they have the tradition that<br />
he was king of that country.' Near the chapel is Constantine's Well, which<br />
is linked to Arthur through its folklore. It was said that after a great heat,<br />
if you were to wash yourself in the waters then rain must surely follow.<br />
This is very similar to the fountain of Baranton in the Forest of<br />
Broceliande in Brittany, where it was said that hunters had to draw water<br />
with their horns to make it rain. Broceliande is famous in Arthuriana for<br />
hosting the opening scenes of the Quest for the Holy Grail.
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