Rhys Gryg

Who he is

Name

Rhys Gryg (Rhys the Hoarse), Rhys ap Rhys

Title

A lord of Ystrad Tywi (share not pinned)

Since

Not pinned

Born

Not pinned (a son of the Lord Rhys; died 1234)

Family

Son of the Lord Rhys. Later married Matilda de Clare; sons Rhys Mechyll and Maredudd (dates outside 1200).

Confidence

low

Wikipedia (Rhys Gryg); a charter of 'Rees son of Rees' dated at Strata Florida, 14 December 1198 (year not pinned beyond the record).

Overlord

None in practice; Gruffydd's ally

What it holds

• A share of Ystrad Tywi (not pinned)

Allies and rivals

Ally of Gruffydd; enemy of Maelgwn.

How things stand that morning

Active and free, by a charter of December 1198; holding not pinned.

Military

His own war-band.

Threats

• Maelgwn

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: No dated holding for 1199-1200.

On the map: Not drawn: no holding pinned. Marker at Dinefwr only for his kin's seat.

Primary sources for Deheubarth

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Annals of Wales, Anonymous (St Davids and other Welsh houses) (10th to 13th centuries; the B and C texts continue to 1286 and 1288). Short Latin annals whose later versions are kept at St Davids and Cistercian houses. Read online
• Chronicle of the Princes, Anonymous (Welsh translation of a lost Latin chronicle kept at Strata Florida) (Latin original to about 1282, compiled from contemporary annals; Welsh versions about 1300 and later). The native Welsh record of the year. Read online
• Monastic Annals (Margam, Tewkesbury, Burton, Winchester, Waverley, Dunstable, Bermondsey, Worcester, Osney) (12th to 14th centuries). Nine sets of house annals, each with a short entry for 1200. Read online
• The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
• The Journey through Wales; The Description of Wales, Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis) (Itinerarium 1191, revised to about 1214; Descriptio 1194). The standing description of Wales a decade before 1200: the cantrefs and their lords, the castles of the March, the bishoprics, the Welsh way of fighting and living, and Gerald's advice on how the Welsh might be conquered and how they might resist. Read online