According to Darrell Wolcott . . . .
The pedigrees of Idnerth ap Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrydd cite his wife alternately as "Gwenllian v Aaron ap Paen Hen ap Io. ap Meirchion"[1] or "Gwerfyl, daughter of Aaron Paen ap y Paen Hen"[2] or "Dyddgu v Aaron Poen ap Payne ap Io ap Meirchion"[3] or "Gwenllian, daughter of Aron Pen of Castle Pen[4]. Certain medieval manuscripts expand her ancestry to "Meirchiawn ap Tanged ap Padriaric"[5]. It should be noted, however, that no "Io ap Meirchion occurs in the ancient annals or chronicles of the 10th or 11th centuries. Furthermore, "paen" is unknown in the Welsh language and our first impression is that "Aaron Paen" was probably not a Welshman. Secondly, we think the cited marriage involved a later man also named Idnerth ap Cadwgan. |
