Cynyr Ceinfarfog (born c. 480) was a ruler of the Kingdom of Dyfed in Wales.
He was known as Cunoricus in Latin[1] and in English as Kendrick or as Cynyr the Red.
According to the earliest Welsh versions of the Arthurian legend, he was the foster parent who raised King Arthur,[2] with his son Sir Kay,[3][4] though this later was attributed to Sir Ector.
Born about 480 AD he may have been born a Roman citizen,[5] and ruled from Caer Goch (Caer Gawch), near Mynyw (St.
[4] Some historians say that he could have been the son of Aergol Lawhir and brother of Vortiporius and may have been a Saint and not a King.