Editing Caratacus (section)

===Medieval Welsh traditions===
Caratacus' memory may have been preserved in medieval Welsh tradition. A [[Harleian Genealogies|genealogy in the Welsh Harley MS 3859]] ({{circa|1100}}) includes the generations "''Caratauc map Cinbelin map Teuhant''", corresponding, via established processes of language change, to "Caratacus, son of Cunobelinus, son of [[Tasciovanus]]", preserving the names of the three historical figures in correct relationship.<ref>[[Wikisource:Harleian MS 3859 Genealogies#15-16|''Harleian Genealogies'' 16]]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20040610042344/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/specs/caratacus.htm The Heirs of Caratacus] – Caratacus and his relatives in medieval Welsh genealogies</ref>

Caratacus does not appear in [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s ''[[History of the Kings of Britain]]'' (1136), although he appears to correspond to [[Arviragus]], the younger son of [[Kymbelinus]], who continues to resist the Roman invasion after the death of his older brother [[Guiderius]].<ref>[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' [[Wikisource:History of the Kings of Britain/Book 4#12|4.12–16]]</ref> In Welsh versions his name is Gweirydd, son of Cynfelyn, and his brother is called Gwydyr;<ref>Geoffrey of Monmouth, ''The History of the Kings of Britain'', translated by [[Lewis Thorpe]], 1973; Peter Roberts (trans), ''The Chronicle of the Kings of Britain'', 1811</ref> the name Arviragus is taken from a poem by [[Juvenal]].<ref>Juvenal, ''[[Satires of Juvenal|Satires]]'', [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/juvenal/4.shtml 4.126–127]</ref>

[[Caradog ap Bran|Caradog, son of Bran]], who appears in medieval Welsh literature, has also been identified with Caratacus, although nothing in the medieval legend corresponds except his name. He appears in the ''[[Mabinogion]]'' as a son of [[Bran the Blessed]], who is left in charge of Britain while his father makes war in [[Ireland]], but is overthrown by [[Caswallawn]] (the historical [[Cassivellaunus]], who lived a century earlier than Caratacus).<ref>''[[Mabinogion|The Mabinogion]]'': "[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab22.htm Branwen, daughter of Llyr]"</ref> The [[Welsh Triads]] agree that he was Bran's son, and name two sons, Cawrdaf and Eudaf.<ref>Rachel Bromwich, ''Trioedd Ynys Prydein'', University of Wales Press, 1963; Triads from the [http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/triads1.html Red Book of Hergest] and [http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/triads2.html Peniarth MS 54]</ref>

Two hills in Shropshire bear the name Caer Caradoc (Welsh – Caer Caradog), meaning fort of Caradoc, and have popular associations with him. One is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument near the town of Clun. It overlooks the village of Chapel Lawn. The other Caer Caradoc is a prominent hill and Iron Age hill fort near Church Stretton, 16 miles (26&nbsp;km) to the north-east.