Story Madoc

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a map of c. 1577 depicting conwy, penrhyn, , llandrighno (rhos-on-sea)


madoc s purported father, owain gwynedd, real king of gwynedd during 12th century , considered 1 of greatest welsh rulers of middle ages. reign fraught battles other welsh princes , henry ii of england. @ death in 1170, bloody dispute broke out between heir, hywel poet-prince, , owain s younger sons, maelgwn, rhodri, , led dafydd, 2 children of princess-dowager cristen ferch gronwy , 1 child of gwladus ferch llywarch. owain had @ least 13 children 2 wives , several more children born out of wedlock legally acknowledged under welsh tradition. according legend, madoc , brother (rhirid or rhiryd) among them, though no contemporary record attests this.


the 1584 historie of cambria david powel says madoc disheartened family fighting, , , rhirid set sail llandrillo (rhos-on-sea) in cantref of rhos explore western ocean number of ships. discovered distant , abundant land in 1170 1 hundred men, women , children disembarked form colony. according humphrey llwyd s 1559 cronica walliae, madoc , others returned wales recruit additional settlers. after gathering several ships of men, women , children, prince , recruiters sailed west second time westerne countrie , ported in mexico , never return wales again.


madoc s landing place has been suggested mobile alabama; florida; newfoundland; newport, rhode island; yarmouth, nova scotia; virginia; points in gulf of mexico , caribbean including mouth of mississippi river; yucatan; isthmus of tehuantepec, panama; caribbean coast of south america; various islands in west indies , bahamas along bermuda; , mouth of amazon river . although folklore tradition acknowledges no witness ever returned second colonial expedition report this, story continues madoc s colonists travelled vast river systems of north america, raising structures , encountering friendly , unfriendly tribes of native americans before settling down somewhere in midwest or great plains. reported founders of various civilisations such aztec, maya , inca.





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