Kingdom of Deheubarth Teyrnas Deheubarth (Welsh) | |||||||||||
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| 920–1197 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Unbennaeth Prydain "The Monarchy of Britain"[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
 Medieval kingdoms of Wales. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Dinefwr | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Old Welsh | ||||||||||
| Government | monarchy | ||||||||||
• 920–950 | Hywel Dda | ||||||||||
• 1081 | Rhys ap Tewdwr | ||||||||||
• 1155–1197 | Rhys ap Gruffydd | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 920 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1197 | ||||||||||
| Currency | ceiniog cyfreith & ceiniog cwta | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||||
Deheubarth (Welsh pronunciation: [dɛˈhəɨbarθ]; lit. 'Right-hand Part', thus 'the South')[4] was a regional name for the realms of south Wales, particularly as opposed to Gwynedd (Latin: Venedotia). It is now used as a shorthand for the various realms united under the House of Dinefwr, but that Deheubarth itself was not considered a proper kingdom on the model of Gwynedd, Powys, or Dyfed[5] is shown by its rendering in Latin as dextralis pars or as Britonnes dexterales ("the Southern Britons") and not as a named land.[6] In the oldest British writers, Deheubarth was used for all of modern Wales to distinguish it from Hen Ogledd (Y Gogledd), the northern lands whence Cunedda originated.[7]
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
- ^ Bradley, A.G. Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh Independence. G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York), 1901. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
- ^ Jenkins, John. Poetry of Wales Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Houlston & Sons (London), 1873. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
- ^ The orientation of Medieval maps and geographical thinking was towards the east. Facing east, north was thus on the "left-hand" side and south on the right.
- ^ Ellis, Thos. P. Welsh Tribal Law & Custom in the Middle Ages Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. I, iii, §3. 1926. Accessed 1 February 2013.
- ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Laws. Oxford Uni., 1909. Accessed 31 January 2013.
- ^ Williams, Jane. A History of Wales. Cambridge University Press, 2010. Accessed 1 February 2013.