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 Llanstephan MS 123 , Llanstephan MS 125 and Llanstephan MS 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)
- 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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