Elisedd ap Gwylog

Little has been preserved in the historical records about Elisedd, who was a descendant of Brochwel Ysgithrog.

His great-grandson, Cyngen ap Cadell, erected a column in his memory which stands not far from the later abbey of Valle Crucis.

The Latin inscription on the pillar is now very hard to read, but was apparently clearer in the time of Edward Lhuyd, who transcribed it.

The translation of the part of the inscription referring to Elisedd is as follows: Some old poems refer to Elisedd and assert he had a "special crown, a chain of twisted gold links, and armlets and anklets of gold which were the badges of sovereignty of Powys".

[1] These artefacts have disappeared from history, but perhaps resurfaced briefly during the coronation of Owain Glyndŵr in 1400.