Cynddelw Gam ab Elgudy

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• Name	Cynddelw Gam ab Elgudy
  Birth	880	Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I9740	footsteps | Ancestors
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family
  Children	+ 1. Cynwrig ap Cynddelw,   b. Abt 915, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F5276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 880 - Yorkshire, England Death - - Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Cynddelw Gam ap Elgudy, born c. 880. As a young man, Cynddelw accompan i e d h i s f ather in the engagement which cleared Danish squatters from Te g e i n g l and the Clwyd valley. His uncorrected vision required him to sq u i n t w h en viewing anything from close up and earned him the nickname "G a m " . B o rn in mid-Powys near Deuddwr, he settled in Ystrad Alun on land s g r a n t ed to his father by Selyf ap Brochwel, king of Powys, around the y e a r 9 0 0 /905.