Ceredig
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Ceredig, king of Ceredigion, was born c. 420 AD in the Brythonic kingdom of Manaw Gododdin (approximating modern Clackmannanshire in Scotland), centred on the Firth of Forth.
Son of Cunedda, he arrived in what is now modern Wales from Gododdin with his father's family when they were invited to help ward off Irish invaders. As a reward for his bravery, his father gave him the southern part of the territories in north-west Wales conquered from the Irish. The realm was named Ceredigion in his honour.
The name Ceredigion slowly evolved into its English language form, Cardiganshire, but the name Ceredigion has been reapplied to the area in recent years, becoming the district of Ceredigion under the Local Government Act 1972. The same event resurrected other dark age kingdom names such as Powys and Gwent.
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