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Maredudd ab Owain King of Deheubarth
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999
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Maredudd ab Owain (died 999), King of Deheubarth and Gwynedd, grandson of Hywel Dda, ransomed two thousand of his people from Viking slavers after the sack of Anglesey; the chronicle records the price; and for a decade held most of Wales.
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✓ ANNAL/BRUT-ATTESTED (d.999; the 989 ransom of captives at a penny a head recorded): son of OWAIN AP HYWEL (I99870, existing - joined to F99734 as brother of Einion I99869: BOTH brothers now ancestors); father of Angharad (our line). ⚠ DO NOT CONFUSE with Maredudd ab Owain d.1265 (I100829). Wired 8 Oct 2026.