Deheubarth

Kingdom of Deheubarth
Teyrnas Deheubarth (Welsh)
920–1197
Anthem: Unbennaeth Prydain
"The Monarchy of Britain"[1][2][3]
Medieval kingdoms of Wales.
Medieval kingdoms of Wales.
CapitalDinefwr
Common languagesOld Welsh
Governmentmonarchy
• 920–950
Hywel Dda
• 1081
Rhys ap Tewdwr
• 1155–1197
Rhys ap Gruffydd
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
920
• Disestablished
1197
Currencyceiniog cyfreith &
ceiniog cwta
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Seisyllwg
Kingdom of Dyfed
Principality of Wales
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]

  1. ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
  2. ^ Bradley, A.G. Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh Independence. G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York), 1901. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
  3. ^ Jenkins, John. Poetry of Wales Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Houlston & Sons (London), 1873. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Laws. Oxford Uni., 1909. Accessed 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ Williams, Jane. A History of Wales. Cambridge University Press, 2010. Accessed 1 February 2013.