9th century in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the century 801–900 to Wales and its people.

Events

830 Approximate date – Nennius's Historia Brittonum 878 Merfyn ap Rhodri succeeds his father Rhodri the Great as king of Powys, reigning until his own death in c.900 893 Spring – Battle of Buttington, a victory for a joint Anglo-Saxon and Welsh force against the Vikings; the Buttington Oak, planted about this time, perhaps to commemorate the event, falls in 2018 Autumn – Danish Vikings are forced from Chester into Wales.

Births 854 Cadell ap Rhodri, King of Seisyllwg (died 909)

Deaths 808 Cadell ap Brochfael, king of Powys 809 Elfodd, bishop of Gwynedd, who persuaded the Welsh church to adopt the Roman method of determining the date of Easter 844 Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd 855 Cyngen ap Cadell, king of Powys 871 Gwgon, king of Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi 878 Rhodri the Great, king of Gwynedd and most of Wales (born )

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