Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd
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Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd is a legendary 12th-century Welsh prince who, according to later folklore, is said to have voyaged to and discovered lands in the Americas long before Columbus.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh prince
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folkloric explorer ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ |
| allegedCompanions | group of Welsh settlers ⓘ |
| allegedDepartureFrom |
Wales
NERFINISHED
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west coast of Britain ⓘ |
| allegedDiscovery |
North America
NERFINISHED
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lands across the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ lands west of Ireland ⓘ |
| allegedVoyageDate | circa 1170 ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | House of Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | Welsh Indians legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact theories ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparisonWith | Norse voyages to Vinland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | contributed to myths of Welsh Indians in North America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| father | Owain Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | exploration legend ⓘ |
| historicity | considered apocryphal by modern historians ⓘ |
| influenced | 19th-century American frontier myths ⓘ |
| languageOfLegend | Welsh ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of antiquarian studies
ⓘ
subject of historical novels ⓘ subject of poems ⓘ |
| legendaryStatus | historic authenticity disputed ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | early modern Welsh genealogies ⓘ |
| mythDevelopmentPeriod | 15th–18th centuries ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | culture hero ⓘ |
| notableFor |
legendary voyage to the Americas
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pre-Columbian discovery of America legend ⓘ |
| partOf |
British exploration legends
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Welsh mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prince of Gwynedd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfMythReception |
England
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saidToBeBornIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| scholarlyConsensus | no reliable contemporary evidence for voyage ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
early modern British chronicles
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later Welsh folklore ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
argument for pre-Columbian European presence in America
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symbol in Welsh-American identity ⓘ |
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