Tegeingl

Tegeingl , also known as Englefield , ^[1] was a cantref in north-east Wales during the mediaeval period. It was incorporated into Flintshire following Edward I of England 's conquest of northern Wales in the 13th century.

Etymology [ edit ]

The region's name was derived from the Deceangli , an Iron Age Celtic tribe which had inhabited the region and attested since the 1st century BC.

Location [ edit ]

The cantref formed the eastern part of Perfeddwlad (or Y Berfeddwlad ) on the northern coast of Wales between the River Clwyd and Deeside . The territory is roughly equivalent to the modern county of Flintshire today.

History [ edit ]

Comprising the three commotes of Rhuddlan , Prestatyn and Coleshill (Cwnsyllt), ^[2] the territory originally formed part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd until, in the late 8th century, it was conquered by the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia . It remained under Mercian (or English) control for over three centuries until Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd recovered it in the 12th century. ^[2] Edwin of Tegeingl (d.1073) was in the 11th century described as "lord" or "prince" of Tegeingl. ^[2] He was succeeded as lord of Tegeingl by his son Owain who supported the Anglo-Normans ' invasion of North Wales in the 1090s. ^[3] The family remained powerful in North Wales until Owain's sons were killed in 1125 by a son of Gruffudd ap Cynan , Prince of Gwynedd. ^[4]

It then changed hands several times between England and Gwynedd, ^[5] but was eventually seized by Edward I as part of his conquest of the Principality of Wales between 1277 and 1283. It was then incorporated into the county of Flintshire by the Statute of Rhuddlan . ^[6]

References [ edit ]

^ R R Davies (2000). The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415: Vol 2 . Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0198208785 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Davies, William Llewelyn . "Edwin of Tegeingl" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2012 .
^ Pierce, Thomas Jones. "Owain ab Edwin" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2012 .
^ Wilcott, Darrell "The Ancestry of Edwin of Tegeingl"
^ David Walker (1990). Medieval Wales . Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0521311533 .
^ J. Graham Jones (January 1990). The history of Wales: a pocket guide . University of Wales Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7083-1076-2 . Retrieved 2 March 2011 .

[1] R R Davies (2000). The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063-1415: Vol 2 . Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0198208785 .

[DWB-2] Davies, William Llewelyn . "Edwin of Tegeingl" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2012 .

[DWBO-3] Pierce, Thomas Jones. "Owain ab Edwin" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2012 .

[Tegeingl-4] Wilcott, Darrell "The Ancestry of Edwin of Tegeingl"

[5] David Walker (1990). Medieval Wales . Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0521311533 .

[Jones1990-6] J. Graham Jones (January 1990). The history of Wales: a pocket guide . University of Wales Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7083-1076-2 . Retrieved 2 March 2011 .

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