DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. 16th century), poet
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Benjamin George Owens
His poems are preserved in Peniarth MS 124 , Jes. Coll. MS. 14, Llanstephan MS 167 , Cardiff MSS. 7, 23, 63, Hafod MS. 10, B.M. Add. MSS. 12230, 14991, 15015, NLW MS 668C , NLW MS 2602B , NLW MS 6681B , NLW MS 8330B , and Gwyneddon MS. 3. Among them are cywyddau in praise of S. Mordeyrn, saint of honour ('Sant anrhydedd') at Nantglyn, and to S. Dyfnog, and a cywydd to God which is attributed in Peniarth MS 124 to Dafydd ap Hwlcyn ap Madog. It is uncertain whether he may be associated with the Dafydd Llewelyn who is represented by two englynion in NLW MS 3046D .
Author
- Benjamin George Owens
- Baring-Gould and John Fisher, The Lives of the British Saints: the saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish saints as have dedications in Britain, ii, 397-8, iii, 502-4
- Celtic Remains (1878), 315-6
- T. Parry, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg hyd 1900 (1944), 1944, 124
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Dafydd ap Llywelyn ap Madog
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q20732730
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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