Erbin of Dumnonia
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This article is about the Welsh saint and Dumnonian king. For the similarly named Cornish saint, see Erme.
Erbin of Dumnonia was a 5th century King of Dumnonia (now the English West Country) and saint of Wales.
[edit] Monarch
Traditionally, Erbin was a King of Dumnonia, the son of Constantine Corneu and the father of Geraint. He chiefly appears in Geraint and Enid, one of the Three Welsh Romances of the Mabinogion.
[edit] Sainthood
Erbin appears as a saint in the Bonedd y Saint and is traditionally associated with Erbistock in Denbighshire. His feast day is 13 January. Gilbert Hunter Doble suggested he might be the same as Saint Ervan/Erme of Cornwall.
