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as the father of Emyr Llydaw (the Armorican), and is the 

 Audrien of Breton history and legend. Aldor, this brother of 

 Cynin, married a sister of S. Grermanus of Auxerre, and was the 

 father of Grwen Teirbron, mother of S. Winwaloe, and SS. James 

 and G-wethenoc, as also of S. Cadfan, 



The Latin biographer of S. Kenan gives Tegu as the name 

 of his mother, confusing her with Tegu Eurfron, who became the 

 wife of Caradog Freichfras, and belongs to a later generation. 



The reason why Cynin left South Wales, after founding 

 Llangynin near S. Cleers, Carmarthenshire, is not stated by the 

 biographer frankly. It was due to the invasion by Dyfnwal and 

 and Urien Eheged, who drove the Irish and the semi- Irish family 

 of Brychan out of South Wales. 



The localities can be fairly well established. 



The Hirdrech is very descriptive of the long estuary of the 

 Fal. Eosinis is either Eoseland or Enys. 



The Stag's Castle no longer bears that name, but is perhaps 

 what is now called Woodbury above Forth Kea. 



Grudrun is Groodern, where still remain the earthworks of 

 Tewdrig's castle. Tewdrig himself is known as having been the 

 murderer of S. Fingar, and he occurs in the Legend of S. Fetrock 

 as a tyrannical Cornish prince. 



Landegu is Landege, the old name for S. Kea, as given in 

 the Episcopal Registers, and is an abbreviation for Llan-ty-Kea. 

 According to the story, the well where S. Kenan washed his 

 mouth after Tewdrig had broken his tooth, ever after possessed 

 miraculous properties. The Holy Well still remains. 



To return to the story. The Corn-ship in which Kenan left 

 the Fal arrived at Cleder, on the coast of Leon, and there the 

 saint remained and formed a monastic establishment. 



When the discord broke out between Arthur and his nephew 

 Modred, Kenan, though very old, crossed over into Britain, 

 and endeavoured to reconcile them. He failed, and after the 

 fatal battle of Camelot, 542, he sought Queen Guenever at Caer 

 Gwent or Winchester, and told her some salutary, though 

 unpleasant, home-truths, which she took to heart and ended her 

 days as a penitent. He returned to Cleder, where he buried his 



