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King of Colchester Coel Hen Ap Tegfan

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Additional Names

Additional Names Name
Nickname Coel "The Old, Godebog"
Name Variation Coil Hen Ap Tegvan
Nickname Coel "The Old"

Parents

Father Date of Birth Mother Date of Birth
Tegfan Tecmant Gloff Ap Teuvant abt 0320 Wladysus Verch Edenowen abt 0320

Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Ystradwel Verch Gadeon Of Rheged abt 0370 Gwawl Verch Coel
Lord of Brynffenigl; King of Rheged & Catraeth Ceneu Ap Coel Hen

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth abt 0340 Northumberland, England
Death 19 Nov 0420 Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland Battle of Coilsfield

Notes
The nursery rhyme was about him:

Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers, three.