DAFYDD ALAW (fl. 1550), an Anglesey poet
Name: Dafydd Alaw
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Poetry
Author: Rhiannon Francis Roberts
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Eisteddfod; Poetry
Author: Rhiannon Francis Roberts
who graduated ‘Disgybl Ysbâs Cerdd Dafod’ at the Caerwys eisteddfod of 1568. He may have been a bardic disciple of Lewis Môn, whom he commemorates in an elegy (N.L.W. MS. 1553). His extant work, most of which is to be found in Llanst. MSS. 123, 125, and 133, consists mainly of cywyddau and awdlau in praise of members of some of the principal county families of Anglesey, c. 1535-70. There is a reference to his book of pedigrees in Pen. MS. 134.
Author
- Rhiannon Francis Roberts, (1923 - 1990), Aberystwyth
- Y Greal sef Cylchgrawn Misol at wasanaeth y Bedyddwyr, vii, 1806;
- Transactions of the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and Field Club, 1939 (61-75), 1940 (46-61).
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Dafydd Alaw
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q13127765
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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