Place:Edeligion Commute, Monmouthshire, Wales

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NameEdeligion Commute
TypeHundred
Located inMonmouthshire, Wales

Not much is known about King Glywys of Glywysing's younger son, Edelig. He inherited the most eastern portion of Glywysing (early Glamorgan) which became known as Edeligion after him. He is mentioned briefly in the Life of St. Cadog, but is best known from the Life of St. Cybi. This latter saint settled in Edeligion for a while during the late 5th century, but he was not welcomed by the King, who tried to have him ejected. Cybi repremanded poor Edelig so that he felt obliged to give him enough land to found two churches, one at Llangybi on Usk and one at Llanddyfrwyr yn Edeligion. (Source: Early British Kingdoms).

Edeligion Commute existed in such an ancient time that it is not worth considering the area it covered in WeRelate. The locations of the churches have not been identified.