Detail from the Saint Auta Altarpiece (Lisbon, 1522–25), depicting the marriage of Conan and Saint Ursula
Born
4th century
Known for
Legendary British Celt who was said to have founded Brittany
Spouse
Saint Ursula
Conan Meriadoc (/ˈkoʊnən/; Welsh: Cynan Meiriadog; Breton: Konan Meriadeg) is a legendary British Celtic leader credited with founding Brittany. Versions of his story circulated in both Brittany and Great Britain from at least the early 12th century, and supplanted earlier legends of Brittany's foundation. His story is known in two major versions, which appear in the Welsh text known as The Dream of Macsen Wledig, and in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. Both texts associate him with Magnus Maximus (Macsen Wledic, reigned 383–388), a Roman usurper against the Valentinianic dynasty who was widely regarded as having deprived Britain of its defences when he took its legions to claim the imperial throne. Conan's cousin or sister, Saint Elen, is said to have been Macsen Wledic's wife.
ConanMeriadoc (/ˈkoʊnən/; Welsh: Cynan Meiriadog; Breton: Konan Meriadeg) is a legendary British Celtic leader credited with founding Brittany. Versions...
the persons, real or otherwise, carrying the name "Meriadoc" or its variants, are: ConanMeriadoc, semi-mythical king of Brittany in Gaul Meriasek, Breton...
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer ConanMeriadoc, Brythonic king of Dumnonia (Cornwall, Brittany) Conán mac Morna, fian warrior Conán mac Lia...
Octavius passes the crown to his son-in-law Maximianus, his nephew ConanMeriadoc is given rule of Brittany to compensate him for not succeeding. After...
Constantine and his children descendants of ConanMeriadoc, legendary founder of the line of Kings of Brittany. Conan is also featured in the Historia Regum...
Marmaduke, and finally Meriadoc Brandybuck. The name Meriadoc has sometimes been seen as an allusion to the nobleman ConanMeriadoc, legendary founder of...
the sunken city of Ys. He is supposed to have been the son of ConanMeriadoc, but Conan lived much earlier in the late 4th Century. King Gradlon (Gralon...
Southampton) unintentionally and nearly fought the army of the Britons under ConanMeriadoc before agreeing to a truce. Following further negotiations, Maximian...
Britain appeared in the 4th century in Armorica led by the legendary king ConanMeriadoc.[citation needed] They spoke the now extinct British language, which...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
remembered as a King of the Britons and the father of Elen Luyddog and ConanMeriadoc in sources such as the Welsh prose tale The Dream of Macsen Wledig and...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Dionotus until he became king under Maximus. He is first mentioned when ConanMeriadoc, king of Brittany sends a request to Britain for Briton women to help...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
virginal handmaidens to join her future husband, the pagan governor ConanMeriadoc of Armorica. After a miraculous storm brought them over the sea in a...
Romano-British ruler Octavius / Eudaf Hen (and therefore sister of ConanMeriadoc) and the wife of Magnus Maximus / Macsen Wledig, the 4th-century emperor...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Welsh sources connect it to a figure known as ConanMeriadoc. Welsh literary sources assert that Conan came to Armorica on the orders of the Roman usurper...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
Catellus Catigern Cherin Claudius Cledaucus Clotenus Coel Hen Coilus ConanMeriadoc Constans II (son of Constantine III) Constantine the Great Constantine...
and silver were also used for trade. In the 12th century, legends of ConanMeriadoc became popular in North-West Europe. By the 18th century these accounts...
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