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Ergyng (Ercing)
This small kingdom was located south of Powys, and east of
Gwent, in the area south of
modern Hereford, to the north of Monmouth and west of the River Wye. It
probably became an independent kingdom under Gwrfoddw Hen, and until his
reign it was regarded as part of the kingdom of
Gwent, and certainly came under the aegis of Eudaf Hen, ruler of the
Silures Britons in the fourth century. Through intermarriage it twice later became rejoined
to Gwent, the second time being the final time. Its capital was at Caer Aricon
 (Weston-under-Penyard), and the kingdom name seems to be a derivation of that name (Arcing = Ercing = Ergyng). |
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