Edling
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Edling (Template:Langx) was a title given to the agreed successor or heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch.[1] It is related to the English term Æþeling.
While Æþeling or "noble child" (for example, see Edgar the Ætheling) was used in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest to denote one of "royal blood",[2] the Welsh use had a more precise meaning and denoted the acknowledged heir to the throne, usually the ruler's eldest son, although any son (legitimate or illegitimate) could be chosen as edling.[3]
In 1923, the academic T. H. Parry-Williams identified the title as being borrowed from Old English.[4] However, David Dumville has argued that the term may have been borrowed at a later date from Middle English.[2][5]
The term has been used in Welsh poetry, including by Iolo Goch when praising Roger Mortimer as heir to Richard II.[5]
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References
- ↑ John Thomas Koch (2006) Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. ABC CLIO. p. 946. Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Medieval Wales. welshicons.org.uk
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