Caradog
Caradog, Caradoc, Caradawg, or Cradawg, Latinized as Caratacus and anglicized as Craddock, is a Welsh masculine given name. It may refer to:
People
- Caradog ap Bran, son of Bran the Blessed in Welsh mythology
- Caratacus, 1st-century British chieftain at the time of the Roman conquest
- Caradog, father of Eudaf and Elen, wife of Macsen Wledig
- Caradocus, mythical British king of the 4th century
- Caradoc, suitor of St. Winefride
- Caradog ap Meirion, 8th century King of Gwynedd
- Caradoc, figure from history and Arthurian legend
- Caradoc of Llancarfan, 12th century author of a Life of Gildas
- Saint Caradoc, 12th century Welsh hermit
- Griffith Rhys Jones (Caradog), conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices (the South Wales Choral Union), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s.
- Caradog Roberts, 19th century Welsh composer
- Caradog Prichard, 20th century Welsh poet and novelist
- Caradog's Bitter, A beer named after Griffith Rhys Jones (Caradog) brewed by Aberdare's Grey Trees Independent Craft Brewers
- His namesake, also a poet, and an antagonist in Susan Cooper's novel The Grey King
Places
- Caer Caradoc, a hill in the English county of Shropshire
Geology
- Caradoc (age) - Middle to Late Ordovician Epoch
Military
- HMS Caradoc, two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
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