10 Most Evil People of the 6th Century CE

Key Facts

Other names	Saint David
Born	510
Location	Ceredigion (mid-west Wales)
Bloodline	Cunedda
Married	Unknown
Children	Unknown
Position	Bishop and Prince
Died	589 (aged 79)

Background

Born in Caerfai to Sandee, King of Ceredigion- a kingdom founded by the powerful and violent militia family of the Cunedda upon taking much of Wales. King Ceredig, grandfather to David was the founder.

There was some issue concerning his father's reign and the story of his birth by his mother, the daughter of Lord Cynr of Caer Goch may indicate a feud occurred between his father Sandee and his uncle Usai.

In any event, David was appointed a bishop and appeared a zealous and fanatic adherent of christianity, draughting rules for clergy that denied them even the simplest of enjoyments. It is alleged, his rules were so backward that he demanded community clergy till their fields carrying the plough themselves, without animals.

Around 530, Dawi was put in commission of a Papal militia army charged with the task of eliminating the last resistence of Pagan Celtic loyalties and seize the lands.

Approximately 200,000 to 300,000 Welsh were slaughtered by the Christian army of Dawi, with the remaining inhabitants sold into slavery.

Perversely, one of the single greatest mass murderers of the Welsh people is regarded as their patron saint.

Most Evil Crimes

List of most evil crimes

Type	Year	Crime
	520 to 550 CE	Of crimes against humanity: (530 to 550 CE) That a Christian army under commission from Pope Hormisdas and commanded by Dawi (St David) of Anglo-Saxon Christians did finally defeat the resistance of the Welsh through a combination of horrific torture, using the techniques of St. Patrick by constantly maintaining human sacrifice on hills in the view of resisters and secondly by starvation, rape and infanticide. Approximately 200,000 to 300,000 Welsh were slaughtered by the Christian army, with the remaining inhabitants sold into slavery.


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