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Colofn Eliseg Genealogies

Pillar of Elise              Colofon Eliseg
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+ Concenn son of Catell, Catell

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+ CONCENN FILIUS CATTELL CATTELL

son of Brochmael, Brochmael son of

           FILIUS BROHCMAIL BROHCMAIL FILIUS

Eliseg, Eliseg son of Guoillauc.

           ELISEG ELISEG FILIUS GUOLLAUC

+ Concenn, therefore being great-grandson of Eliseg,

           + CONCENN ITAQUE PRONEPOS ELISEG

erected this stone to his great-grandfather

           EDIFICAUIT HUNC LAPIEM PRO AUO

Eliseg. + It is Eliseg who

           SUO ELISEG + IPSE EST ELISEG QUI NEC[.]

annexed the inheritance of Powys [--]

           XIT HEREDITATEM POUOIS[--]

throughout nine (years?) from the power of the Engl

           PER VIIII [ANNOS.]E POTESTATE ANGLO

ish which he made into a sword-land by fire

           RUM IN GLADIO SUO PARTA IN IGNE

+ Whosoever shall read this hand-inscribed stone,

           [+ QUIC]UMQUE RECIT[A]UERIT MANESCRIP

let him give a blessing on

           [TUM LAPID]EM DET BENEDICTIONEM SUPE

the soul of Eliseg + It is Concenn who ...

           [R ANIMA]M ELISEG + IPSE EST CONCENN

... with his hand

           [--]GMANU [--]

.. to his own kingdom of Powys

           [--] AD REGNUM SUUM POUOIS

.. and which

           [--] ET QUOD

[--] the mountain

           [--] MONTEM

(one line lost, possibly more)

           [--]

[--] the Monarchy

           [--] MONARCHIAM

Maximus of Britain

           [--] MAXIMUS BRITTANNIAE
Concenn, Pascent ... Maun, Annan.            [CONCE]NN PASCEN[T] MAUN ANNAN
Britu moreover son of Guarthi            [+] BRITU A[U]T[E]M FILIUS GUARTHI
gern, whom Germanus blessed            [GIRN] QUE[M] BENED[IXIT] GERMANUS QUE[M]
and whom Severa, bore to him, the daughter of Maximus the King,            [QU]E PEPERIT EI SE[V]IRA FILIA MAXIMI R
who slew the king of the Roman            [E]GIS QUI OCCIDIT REGEM ROMANO
s. + Conmarch painted this            RUM + CONMARCH PINXIT HOC
writing at the command of his king            CHIROGRAFIUM REGE SUO POSCENTE
Concenn. + The blessing of the Lord (be) on Con            CONCENN + BENEDICTIO DOMINI IN CON
cenn and all members of his family            CENN ET SUOS IN TOTA FAMILIA EIUS
and upon all the land of Powys            ET IN TOTAM [RE]GIONEM POUOIS
until the Day of Judgement. Amen.            USQUE IN [DIEM IUDICII AMEN]