DAFYDD NANCONWY (fl. 17th century), writer of cywyddau
Parent: Tomas Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys ap Gronnw ap Meyrick ap Llewelyn ap Richard ap Dafydd
Gender: Male
Occupation: writer of cywyddau
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Mary Gwendoline Ellis
He is said to have been the son of Tomas Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys ap Gronnw ap Meyrick ap Llewelyn ap Richard ap Dafydd of Pwll-y-crochan in ' Llechwedd Isaf ' (i.e. Arllechwedd Isaf), Caernarfonshire His father also was a poet, and he is known to have written a cywydd in 1654. Among the few poems by Dafydd Nanconwy which have survived is a cywydd to Captain William Myddelton of Gwaenynog, who died in 1637. His work is to be found in NLW MS 3050D , which was partly copied during the second half of the 17th century, and in NLW MS 695E . He was a contemporary of Harri Howel and Huw Machno.
Author
- Mary Gwendoline Ellis
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 3050D
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 695E, NLW MS 6499B
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Dafydd Nanconwy
Further Reading
- Wikidata: Q20732756
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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