Dyfed

Dyfed [ dɘvɛd ] is a Preserved County and a former administrative county of Wales. A Preserved county in Wales includes the responsibility of the ceremonial offices Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff. The name Dyfed refers to one of the ancient Celtic kingdoms in Wales prior to the submission by William the Conqueror.

History

The name Dyfeds is due to the strain of the Demetae. In the early Middle Ages was an independent kingdom of Dyfed, whose kings boasted of Irish descent. At the beginning of the 16th century died from the royal line and Dyfed was incorporated into the new kingdom of Deheubarth. The seven historic Cantrefi Dyfeds before it went up in Deheubarth, were Cemais, Pebidiog, Rhos, Penfro, Deugleddyf, Emlyn and cantref Gwarthaf.

In 1974, the new administrative county of Dyfed was from the counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire formed and divided into six districts. Since the administrative reform of 1996 is no longer an administrative county of Dyfed, but a Preserved County. In his area today three principal areas which largely correspond to the traditional counties:

Today Dyfed extends much further north and east than the old Kingdom.

Mythology

In the First Branch of the Mabinogi, Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed ( " Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed " ), Pwyll is called as the ruler of the seven Cantrefi Dyfeds.

In the third branch, Manawydan fab Llyr ( " Manawydan the son Llŷrs " ), married Pryderi, Pwyll son, his comrades Manawydan with his mother Rhiannon and leaves him Dyfed, whose ruler, however, he nominally remains. Together they fight off a harmful spell by Llwyd ap Cil Coed Gwawls helper against their country.

In the Fourth Branch, Math fab Mathonwy ( " Math, the son Mathonwys " ), provoked Gwydyon, the nephew of King Math of Gwynedd, a war with Pryderi, whom he slays in a duel.

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