Elystan Glodrydd was born c.975 AD (according to Bartrum); some have said that he was born c.927 AD in the city of Hereford, known in Welsh as Caer-Ffawydd (Beech-chester). Others have suggested that he was actually born c.933 AD - the reason for the different dates is that 927 AD is sometimes recorded as the second year of Athelstan's reign and Elystan is said to have been born in the second year of the reign of King Athelstan, who it is said was Elystan's godfather, and from whom he (reputedly) received his name. Elystan's name is variously recorded as spelt: Athelstan, Ethelstan, Ethelystan, Elystan or Elstan. Bartrum is the best authority for an approximate birth date.
Elystan married Gwenllian, daughter of Einion ab Owain ap Hywel Dda, by whom he had a son Cadwgan, the father of a numerous family. According to Harleian manuscript 1973, Elystan was slain in a civil broil on Long Mountain near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire - perhaps on the beacon ring on the top of Long Mountain. In Welsh it is known as Cefn Dugoll (often incorrectly written Digoll), which translated means the ridge we didn't lose - this is a significant name indicating the importance attached to preserving the ridge of the summit in Wales. Elystan was buried at a ‘chapel' in a place subsequently named Trelystan, a tiny settlement on the south east slopes of Long Mountain, inside Wales just across the Shropshire border. In Welsh Tr/Tre means ‘town/home' - hence Tr-Elystan. Some records (see example below) describe the place as Capel Tref Elystan.
One transcription of Harleian MS 1973, whose author Jacob Chaloner died in 1631, reads:
Elistan Glodrith, or Edelstan the renouned, borne in the Castell of Hereford, anno 933, and in the 9 yeare of Edlistan, K of Saxons, who was his godfather, was Earle of Hereford, and Lord of the countrey above Offa dich, betwene Wy and Severne, in tyme of Edelred, K of Saxons. He died & was buried at Cappell Tref Elistan in Causeland (i.e. Trelystan in the hundred of Cawrse).
Further records add that Elystan died in the year 1010 A.D. and is buried at the site of the present church. Bartrum says the story of Elystan's death on Long Mountain is unsubstantiated, but the place name, many repeated records of this fact over time and local tradition are more than suggestive that the story is correct.
In 1485, Long Mountain became the muster point of the forces of Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII) and his famous Welsh military commander Sir Rhys ap Thomas (who counted amongst his forebears the Princes of Deheubarth), before their march to Bosworth Field where they defeated King Richard III.
Elystan married Gwenllian, daughter of Einion ab Owain ap Hywel Dda, by whom he had a son Cadwgan, the father of a numerous family. According to Harleian manuscript 1973, Elystan was slain in a civil broil on Long Mountain near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire - perhaps on the beacon ring on the top of Long Mountain. In Welsh it is known as Cefn Dugoll (often incorrectly written Digoll), which translated means the ridge we didn't lose - this is a significant name indicating the importance attached to preserving the ridge of the summit in Wales. Elystan was buried at a ‘chapel' in a place subsequently named Trelystan, a tiny settlement on the south east slopes of Long Mountain, inside Wales just across the Shropshire border. In Welsh Tr/Tre means ‘town/home' - hence Tr-Elystan. Some records (see example below) describe the place as Capel Tref Elystan.
One transcription of Harleian MS 1973, whose author Jacob Chaloner died in 1631, reads:
Elistan Glodrith, or Edelstan the renouned, borne in the Castell of Hereford, anno 933, and in the 9 yeare of Edlistan, K of Saxons, who was his godfather, was Earle of Hereford, and Lord of the countrey above Offa dich, betwene Wy and Severne, in tyme of Edelred, K of Saxons. He died & was buried at Cappell Tref Elistan in Causeland (i.e. Trelystan in the hundred of Cawrse).
Further records add that Elystan died in the year 1010 A.D. and is buried at the site of the present church. Bartrum says the story of Elystan's death on Long Mountain is unsubstantiated, but the place name, many repeated records of this fact over time and local tradition are more than suggestive that the story is correct.
In 1485, Long Mountain became the muster point of the forces of Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII) and his famous Welsh military commander Sir Rhys ap Thomas (who counted amongst his forebears the Princes of Deheubarth), before their march to Bosworth Field where they defeated King Richard III.
Elystan Glodrydd was born c.975 AD (according to Bartrum); some have said that he was born c.927 AD in the city of Hereford, known in Welsh as Caer-Ffawydd (Beech-chester). Others have suggested that he was actually born c.933 AD - the reason for the different dates is that 927 AD is sometimes recorded as the second year of Athelstan's reign and Elystan is said to have been born in the second year of the reign of King Athelstan, who it is said was Elystan's godfather, and from whom he (reputedly) received his name. Elystan's name is variously recorded as spelt: Athelstan, Ethelstan, Ethelystan, Elystan or Elstan. Bartrum is the best authority for an approximate birth date.
Elystan married Gwenllian, daughter of Einion ab Owain ap Hywel Dda, by whom he had a son Cadwgan, the father of a numerous family. According to Harleian manuscript 1973, Elystan was slain in a civil broil on Long Mountain near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire - perhaps on the beacon ring on the top of Long Mountain. In Welsh it is known as Cefn Dugoll (often incorrectly written Digoll), which translated means the ridge we didn't lose - this is a significant name indicating the importance attached to preserving the ridge of the summit in Wales. Elystan was buried at a ‘chapel' in a place subsequently named Trelystan, a tiny settlement on the south east slopes of Long Mountain, inside Wales just across the Shropshire border. In Welsh Tr/Tre means ‘town/home' - hence Tr-Elystan. Some records (see example below) describe the place as Capel Tref Elystan.
One transcription of Harleian MS 1973, whose author Jacob Chaloner died in 1631, reads:
Elistan Glodrith, or Edelstan the renouned, borne in the Castell of Hereford, anno 933, and in the 9 yeare of Edlistan, K of Saxons, who was his godfather, was Earle of Hereford, and Lord of the countrey above Offa dich, betwene Wy and Severne, in tyme of Edelred, K of Saxons. He died & was buried at Cappell Tref Elistan in Causeland (i.e. Trelystan in the hundred of Cawrse).
Further records add that Elystan died in the year 1010 A.D. and is buried at the site of the present church. Bartrum says the story of Elystan's death on Long Mountain is unsubstantiated, but the place name, many repeated records of this fact over time and local tradition are more than suggestive that the story is correct.
In 1485, Long Mountain became the muster point of the forces of Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII) and his famous Welsh military commander Sir Rhys ap Thomas (who counted amongst his forebears the Princes of Deheubarth), before their march to Bosworth Field where they defeated King Richard III.
Elystan married Gwenllian, daughter of Einion ab Owain ap Hywel Dda, by whom he had a son Cadwgan, the father of a numerous family. According to Harleian manuscript 1973, Elystan was slain in a civil broil on Long Mountain near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire - perhaps on the beacon ring on the top of Long Mountain. In Welsh it is known as Cefn Dugoll (often incorrectly written Digoll), which translated means the ridge we didn't lose - this is a significant name indicating the importance attached to preserving the ridge of the summit in Wales. Elystan was buried at a ‘chapel' in a place subsequently named Trelystan, a tiny settlement on the south east slopes of Long Mountain, inside Wales just across the Shropshire border. In Welsh Tr/Tre means ‘town/home' - hence Tr-Elystan. Some records (see example below) describe the place as Capel Tref Elystan.
One transcription of Harleian MS 1973, whose author Jacob Chaloner died in 1631, reads:
Elistan Glodrith, or Edelstan the renouned, borne in the Castell of Hereford, anno 933, and in the 9 yeare of Edlistan, K of Saxons, who was his godfather, was Earle of Hereford, and Lord of the countrey above Offa dich, betwene Wy and Severne, in tyme of Edelred, K of Saxons. He died & was buried at Cappell Tref Elistan in Causeland (i.e. Trelystan in the hundred of Cawrse).
Further records add that Elystan died in the year 1010 A.D. and is buried at the site of the present church. Bartrum says the story of Elystan's death on Long Mountain is unsubstantiated, but the place name, many repeated records of this fact over time and local tradition are more than suggestive that the story is correct.
In 1485, Long Mountain became the muster point of the forces of Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII) and his famous Welsh military commander Sir Rhys ap Thomas (who counted amongst his forebears the Princes of Deheubarth), before their march to Bosworth Field where they defeated King Richard III.
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