Twm Sion Cati
(Reader Contribution to 9 Most Outrageous Outlaw Heroes)
Separating the man from the myth is a difficult task, as more stories survive about his youthful adventures, than factual records of elements of his real life. However, his life was documented by playwrights and biographers alike, so we do have access to a few facts. Twm Sion Cati's real name was Thomas Jones, who was actually a Welsh bard and genealogist. He lived from 1530 to around 1620, and was born at a house called Porth y Ffynon, or Fountain Gate, near Tregaron, Cardiganshire.
Whilst the story insists that Jones was the illegitimate son of a local squire - Sir John Wynn of Gwydir, his father was actually John, son of David ap Madog ap Howel Motheu. His mother was Catherine, daughter of Meredydd ap Ieuen, which is where the ?Cati' part of his name came from.
In his early years, Jones developed a reputation as Twm Sion Cati, the highwayman, supposedly only robbing the rich, although there is little evidence of him regularly giving to the poor. In 1833, Samuel Lewis wrote, in his book 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' 1833 that, ?he enjoyed, according to tradition, a less enviable distinction, from his practice of plundering his neighbours, being represented, as an expert and dexterous robber?.
sent by Lisa from Wales
1/5/2010
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/wales/w_sw/
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1/5/2010
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/wales/w_sw/
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