Cunedda ap Edern (c. 386–c. 460 AD; reigned from the 440s or 450s) (; ), also known as Cunedda Wledig ("holder of lands"), was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd. The name Cunedda derives from the Brythonic word counodagos, meaning 'good lord'. His genealogy's traced back to Padarn Beisrudd, which literally translates as Paternus of the Scarlet Robe. One traditional interpretation identifies Padarn as a Roman (or Romano-British) official of… (More on Cunedda)