Llywelyn Aurdorchog

Llywelyn Aurdorchog (Welsh: "of the Golden Torc"; Latin: Torquatus; c. 1005 – c. 1065) was a Welsh noble who served as the ("war-chief") of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and was rewarded with the Lordship of Ial (English: "Yale") and , two commotes in northeast Powys. His arms were azure, a lion rampant guardant or.^[1]

Llywelyn traced his ancestry to Sandde, a different son of Llywarch Hen from that claimed by the kings of Gwynedd and Deheubarth.^[2]

His eldest son inherited his domain around the year AD 1065. His other sons were , , , and .^[3] His daughter Agnes wed Uchdryd ap Edwin Tegeingl, who was lord of Cyfeiliog and Meirion.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Yorke, Philip & al. The royal tribes of Wales. Accessed 4 Feb 2013.
^ Specifically, he claimed to be the son of Coel, son of Gweirydd, son of Cynwrig, son of , son of Elgudy, son of Gwrysnadd, son of Dwywg Lythyr, son of Tegog, son of Dwyfnerth, son of Madog, son of Madog Gwyn, son of Mechydd, son of Sandde.
^ Pughe, Wm. Owen. The Cambridge Biography. E. Williams, 1803. Accessed 4 Feb 2013.

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[Yorky-1] Yorke, Philip & al. The royal tribes of Wales. Accessed 4 Feb 2013.

[2] Specifically, he claimed to be the son of Coel, son of Gweirydd, son of Cynwrig, son of , son of Elgudy, son of Gwrysnadd, son of Dwywg Lythyr, son of Tegog, son of Dwyfnerth, son of Madog, son of Madog Gwyn, son of Mechydd, son of Sandde.

[3] Pughe, Wm. Owen. The Cambridge Biography. E. Williams, 1803. Accessed 4 Feb 2013.

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