Einion ap Collwyn

Einion ap Collwyn[1] (sometimes "ap Gollwyn") (fl. 1093), was a Welsh prince and warrior supposed to have existed in the eleventh century. Not mentioned in medieval chronicles, he is the subject of possibly legendary or fictional writings from the sixteenth century onwards,[2] the oldest surviving report being that of the Tudor antiquary John Leland.[3] Some Welsh family genealogies claimed descent from Einion.

  1. ^ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "EINION ap COLLWYN (fl. 1100?)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Thornton, David E. "Einion ap Gollwyn". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8602. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ The Itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1536-1539, Lucy Smith, Volume 3, page 38