Bartrum's "Welsh Genealogies". The name means "Paternus of the red cloak". This most likely would refer to the cloak of a Roman official. In 383, MAGNUS MAXIMUS, the highest ranking representative of the Empire, departed Britain with his army. It is likely that he gave Padarn the authority he would need to try to secure the borders of Britannia.

Padarn Beisrudd, who was also known by the Latinized name of Paternus of the Red Robe which suggests that he wore the cloak of a Roman officer, and it is possible that he had been invested with his cloak as part of the efforts of Magnus Maximux to secure the borders of Britannia before departing with his army. Flourished circa 383.