EDWARD MAELOR (fl. c. 1580-1620), poet
Name: Edward Maelor
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
No details about him are known, but a number of his poems, cywyddau and englynion, remain in manuscript. They include poems in praise of North Wales gentry, including Humphrey Hughes of Gwerclys, and John Eyton and his wife, a marriage poem addressed to Andrew Meredydd of Glan Tanad, and an elegy on the poet Siôn Tudur. His englynion include some written in bardic controversy (ymryson) with Morys Powel.
Author
- Ray Looker
- Brogyntyn MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 3, 5
- Chirk Castle Manuscript at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 3
- NLW MSS 278, 279, 1553, 8330, 10247, 13067
- Peniarth Manuscript in the National Library of Wales 151
Sources
- Wikidata: Q18535591
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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