Caradoc Freichfras
Sign in to saveAlso known as Caradoc Vreichvras, Caradog Freichfras, King of Brycheiniog, from Caradog Vraichvras, Caradog Freichfras, Earl of Ferlex, Caradoc
thumb|King Karados' attributed arms in medieval French prose romances Caradoc Vreichvras (; Modern , ) was a semi-legendary ancestor to the kings of Gwent. He may have lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is remembered in the Matter of Britain as a Knight of the Round Table, under the names King Carados and Carados Briefbras (French for "Carados Shortarm").
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- P12749
- Anthophora retusa
- member of
- Knights of the Round Table
- date of birth
- 0470-01-01
- date of death
- 0500-00-00
- name in native language
- Caradog Freichfras
- different from
- Caradoc
- feast day
- April 13
- Commons category
- Caradauc Freichfras
- canonization status
- saint
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Identification and historicity
- Welsh Triads and Monmouth's Caradocus
- French romances
- ''Life of Caradoc''
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|King Karados' attributed arms in medieval French prose romances Caradoc Vreichvras (; Modern , ) was a semi-legendary ancestor to the kings of Gwent. He may have lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is remembered in the Matter of Britain as a Knight of the Round Table, under the names King Carados and Carados Briefbras (French for "Carados Shortarm").
==Identification and historicity== Though the name "Caradoc" and its various forms were by no means uncommon during the Middle Ages, it is probable some of the Caradocs referred to in Welsh genealogies and hagiographies such the Life of St. Tatheus are the same person.
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