the North in the early 5th century. All of those listed below may have ruled in Rheged, but only three of their number can be verified from external sources:

* Meirchion Gul, father of Cynfarch
* Cynfarch Oer (Cynfarch the Dismal), also known as Cynfarch fab Meirchion and Cynfarch Gul, father of Urien
* Urien Rheged, (c. 550 - 590), about whom survive eight songs of Taliesin
* Owain,