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===Origins===
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Brycheiniog belonged to the [[DemetaeSilures]] in pre-Roman times. In Welsh tradition, it was given by the Roman governor of Brittania, [[Magnus Maximus]] (''Macsen Wledig'' in Welsh), to a Greek named ''Antonius the Black'' (''Anwn Ddu''). Some Welsh legends describe Antonius as Maximus' son, and name him the father of [[Gwen Teirbron|Saint Gwen, the triple-breasted]], one of many saints he supposedly fathered. Following Antonius' death, the realm was divided between his sons, Tudwal receiving the eastern portions, and Edynfed the western (a part of which became [[Dyfed]]).
 
Historical sources of a much later date, such as the 12th century ''[[Book of Llandaff]]'', name the next three generations of rulers of the eastern part — the descendants of Tudwal — as: