Edwin. Cousin to Edwin's uncle Aelfric.
Oswald
Pronounced - oh-swald
Son of Aethelfrith, brother of Eanfrith, foster Brother (in exile) of Domnlall Brecc. King of Northumbria.
Oswin
Pronounced - oh-sween
King Oswald's brother.
Oswine
Pronounced - oh-sween-ay
Grandson of King Edwin. Son of Osric.
Oswudu
Pronounced - oh-swoo-doo
King Oswald's brother.
Oswy
Pronounced - oh-swee
King Oswald's brother.
Padern Beisrudd
Pronounced - pa-dern bays-ruth
Son of Tegid.
P?draig
Pronounced - paw-drig
Saint Patrick.
Paimpont Forest
Pronounced - pem-pon
Forest in Brittany, also known as Broc?liande.
Pen-Crug
Pronounced - pen kreeg
Penda, king
Pronounced - payn-dah
King of Mercia.
Pengwern
Pronounced - pen-goo-ern
Perraidd
Pronounced - pe-raith
Parrett River. Means sweet or delicious river.
Piseag dubh
Pronounced - pe-shak duv
M?rholt's pet name for Isuelt. Meaning, black kitten.
Plain of Forts
Magh Rath, literal translation. Anglicized to Moira.
Pont-y-Saeson
Pronounced - pon-tuh-SEI-son
Pou Caer
Pronounced - poe-hair
Poher in Brittany.
Pou Castel
Pronounced - poe-kay-stelh
Pou Castle in Brittany.
Powys
Pronounced - pow-us or pah-wis
Prizal
Pronounced - pree-zal
King Haelog's wife, King Hoel's sister.
Pybba
Pronounced - pibba
Raedwald
Pronounced - red-wahld
Rath Graine
Pronounced - rah-grawn-ye
Rath Laoghaire
Pronounced - ra-lee-ruh or ra-leery
In Temair, south of the royal enclosure is the hill-fort Rath Laoghaire, where King Laoghaire is reputed to be buried fully armed and standing, awaiting his coming enemies.
Rath Lugh
Pronounced - ra-loo
Promontory fort overlooking the Gabhra Valley.
Rath Mor
Pronounced - ra-more
Congal Ca?ch's royal seat, located in Mag Line (Moylinney), east of Antrim. Also called Magh Mor.
Rath Na Ri
Pronounced - ra-nuh-ree
"Fort of Kings" that crowns the Hill of Tara with defensive stone walls. Within it are two connected ring-forts: Tech Cormaic (Cormac's House) and the Forradh (Royal Seat).
Redwal
Pronounced - rayd-wal
Rennes
Pronounced - rhen
Repton
Pronounced - rep-tun
In modern Derbyshire.
Rhain
Pronounced - rah-in
Graine's fort in the Tara complex.
Rhos
Pronounced - h-rose
Rhun ap Maelgwn
Pronounced - HREEN ap male-goo-un
Son of Maelgwn ap Cadwallon.
Ronan
Pronounced - row-nahn or roh-nahn
Cleric that had conflict with Suibne mac Colman.
Rosnant
Pronounced - ros-nuhnt
Monastery in Cornwall established by Irish monks.
Ryton
Pronounced - riyt-on
River Ryton, North Yorkshire. Celtic name meaning stream.
Saeltire, battle of
Pronounced - sayl-tir
Samlach
Pronounced - shum-lukh
The picture or symbol (device or ensign) displayed on an Irish banner so that each distinct body of men could be easily recognized.
Sanachie
Pronounced - shan-a-hee
Attendant who's duty was to witness and bear accounts of the noble's deeds and valor. Storyteller.
Saxons
Pronounced - sack-sons
Scirwudu
Pronounced - shire-wood-oo
Sherwood Forest.
Scramaseaxes
Pronounced - shrahm-ah-sex-ays
Anglo/Saxon single edged knife of varying length.
Seabhac seilge
Pronounced - shaw-vak (or Shou-ek) shel-geh
Irish word for the bird, perigrine falcon.
Seachnasach
Pronounced - sekh-nuh-sukh
Chief of the mB?gaine (southern U? Ne?ll).
Seat of Kings
Tara, Ireland.
Selyf
Pronounced - sei-loof
King of Powys, 586-613 A. D.
Senan
Pronounced - san-an
St. Senan 488-544 A. D.
Septs
Pronounced - shluchts
A group of persons or immediate ancestors with a common ancestral line and inhabited common territory.
Sidhe
Pronounced - shee
People of the fairy hills. Gaelic name for fairies.
Sigeberht
Pronounced - see-bayrght
Wuffing king. Co-ruler of East Anglia.
Sla?ne Hill
Pronounced - slane
Hill of Slane stands above the Boyne River. It is the location where St. Patrick, in defiance of the pagan king at Tara, lit the first paschal fire.
Slige Cualann
Pronounced - shlee koo-ah-lin
One of the Five Roads of Tara, extending from Tara to Bray, through Brywn and Bohrynbrynee near Glashmoky to Dublin.
Slige Midluachra
Pronounced - shlee mid-lew-uhk-ruh
One of the Five Roads of Tara, extending from Tara to Dunseverick. It was also known as the High King's Road. Slige Cualann met Slige Midluachra at Tara; the two roads are extensions of one another.
Smoc
Pronounced - smoke
Smock.
Snotinghamscir
Pronounced - snoot-een-shahm-sheer
Nottinghamshire.
Spide?g
Pronounced - spid-jogue (as in brogue)
Irish word for the bird, robin.
Sualda of Meirionydd
Pronounced sil-da or meir-yon-oo-ith
Client king to Cynddylan of Pengwern.
Suaithentas
Pronounced - soo-hen-tas
Device, or ensign, displayed on battle standards as to distinguish individuals.
Suibne mac Colman
Pronounced - sweeny mac cawl-muhn
Sub-king of the Dal nAraide. Subject to Congal Ca?ch.
Suibne Menn
Pronounced -sweeny men
High-king of Ireland, killed by Congal Ca?ch in 628.
Suide
Pronounced - SOOEE-duh
Chariot seats.
Tafar
Pronounced - tav-ar
Tamar River.
Tafech
Pronounced - ta-vak
Taw River. Means the great Tay.
Tamworth
Pronounced - tahm-woorth
King Penda's capital.
Taran
Pronounced - TAH-ran
Tristan's grey mare.
Teach Miodhchuarta
Pronounced - chock mih-chuhr-tuh
Long banquet hall. Ceremonial entrance to Tara.
Tegid
Pronounced - tee-gid
First king of Gwynedd.
Teia Tephi
Pronounced - teya tefi
Ancient queen of all Ireland, circa 580 B. C.
Temair
Pronounced - ta-voir
Seat of high-kings, located near the River Boyne in County Meath.
Tesiphone
Pronounced - te-shi-fon-eh
Noble of the House of Ulaid.
The White Mare
The River Gabhra. The stream issues from two springs that feed into a watercourse that flows down a deep, narrow gorge between Skryne and Tara, turning northward on its journey toward Skane River.
Tir Aedha
Pronounced - teer hay
Present day Barony of Tirhugh in County Donegal, about twelve miles south of the town Donegal,Ireland, where Domnall's house of Ard Fothadh is located.
Tomos
Pronounced - TO-mos
Torric
Pronounced - to-rik
Torridge River. Means violent or rough.
Trefpetroc
Pronounced - tref-PET-rok
Ancient seaport a stone's throw from Present day Padstow.
Trebedrek
Pronounced - tre-BETH-reek
Present day Trebetherick, close to Polzeath.
Trebervedh
Pronounced - tre-BAR-with
Present day Trebarwith. Located about two miles south of Tintagel.
Treknow
Pronounced - Tr'-no (rhymes with Renault)
Small hamlet about one and a half miles south of Tintagel sheltered in a dip at the top of Mill Hill.
Tre war Venydh
Pronounced - treh-wair venith
The village of Tintagel. Means Fort on the Narrow Headland.
Tristan
Pronounced - Tris-tuhn
Son of Conomorus. Nephew of King Marc. Prince of Cerniw.
Tuaim Dreacuin
Pronounced - tom-hrakin
University that flourished in the seventh century in Breffni in the district around the Woodford River in the present day townland of Mullynagoleman.
Twm
Pronounced - Tum
Pet form of the name Tomos
U? N?ill
Pronounced - oo niy-ee-ul
Uisge
Pronounced - oo-ish-kyoo
River Ouse (pr. Ooze) in North Yorkshire. Celtic river name that means water.
Ulaid
Pronounced - uh-lehv
People of north-eastern Ireland who gave their name to the modern province, Ulster.
Uroica
Pronounced - oor-wee-kuh
Breton goddess of heather and heather wine.
Valley of Streams
Tara-Skryne valley.
Villa Banhedos
Pronounced - vil-lah bahn-hed-oes
Old name for Caer Dor.
Vorgium
Pronounced - VOR-gee-um
Roman city where present Carhaix now stands.
Vortigern
Pronounced - VOR-ti-gurn
Also called Vortiger and Vortigen and in Welsh, Gwrtheyrn. Vortigern means over-king. Ruled in Wales about 370 A. D.
Wealh
Pronounced - welsh or welch
Meaning - foreigner
Wessex
Pronounced - wes-iks
White Huns
What the tribe of the Alans were sometimes known.
Wic
Pronounced - week
Dwelling place or fortified place.
Wid
Pronounced - wihd
Pictish king.
Wimpel
Pronounced - weem-payl
Wuffing
Pronounced - woof-fing
East Anglian dynasty descended from the Geatish Wulfings.
Wychwood
Pronounced - which-wood
Forest in the Hwicce, Mercia.
Wye
Pronounced - wey
River Wye, ancient Celtic name for water
Yeavering
Pronounced - yuwev-ayring
Osric's Deiran capital. Former Celtic Ad Gefrin.
Ynyr, King
Pronounced - un-eer
King of Gwent in mid 5th century.
Ynys Mon
Pronounced - unn-is-moon
Present day Isle of Anglesey.
Ysuet
Pronounced - ees-eht
Isuelt's mother.