Madoc

Madoc was a legendary Welsh prince who allegedly discovered America in 1170.

Madoc or Madog is a Welsh masculine given name and can also refer to:

People in history:

• Madoc ap Uthyr, son of Uther Pendragon, father of Eliwlod and brother of King Arthur
• Madog ap Rhiryd a 12th century prince of part of Powys
• Madog ap Maredudd, the last prince of a united Kingdom of Powys
• Princes of Powys Fadog in north-east Wales:
  • Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, son of Madog ap Maredudd, prince 1191-1236
  • Madog II ap Gruffydd, Lord of Dinas Bran, son of Gruffydd II ap Madog, prince 1269-1277
  • Madog Crypl, grandson of Madog II ap Gruffydd, prince 1289-1304, sometimes known as Madog III
  • Madog Fychan, probably son of Madog Crypl, prince 1304-c.1325
• Madog ap Llywelyn, a 13th century prince of the Kingdom of Gwynedd

In culture pertaining to Wales:

• Maen Madoc, a menhir (standing stone) in the Brecon Beacons
• Madoc (poem), an 1805 poem by Robert Southey
• Madog, a poem by T. Gwynn Jones

Locations

• Madoc, Ontario, a township in Canada
• Madoc, Ontario (town), a nearby village
• Madog River in Guam

See also

• Llanmadoc
• Porthmadog
• Tremadog
• Mad Dog (disambiguation)

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