Caradog

Caradog

Caradog (Caradoc, Caradawg, Cradawg or, in Latin, Caratacus) is a Welsh name borne by several historical and legendary figures, including:

* Caradoc Freichfras, figure from history and Arthurian legend
* Caratacus, historical British chieftain at the time of the Roman conquest
* Caradog ap Meirion, 8th century king of Gwynedd
* Caradawg, father of Eudaf, father of Elen, wife of Macsen Wledig
* Caradog ap Bran, son of Bran the Blessed in Welsh mythology, who may be identified with any of the above
* Caradocus, mythical British king of the 4th century
* Caradoc of Llancarfan, 12th century author of a "Life of Gildas"
* Caradog Prichard, 20th century Welsh poet and novelist
** His namesake, also a poet, and an antagonist in Susan Cooper's novel "The Grey King"
* Caradog Griffith Rhys Jones, conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices (the South Wales Choral Union), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s.
* Caradoc or Carados of the Dolorous Tower, villain who also features in Arthurian legend; he and his brother are slain by Lancelot
*Caer Caradoc Hill, a hill named after Caratacus in the English county of Shropshire

ee also

* Cerdic of Wessex


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