EDWARDS, ROBERT (Robin Ddu o Feirion; 1775 - 1805), poet and antiquary
Pseudonym: Robin Ddu O Feirion
Date of birth: 1775
Date of death: 1805
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet and antiquary
Area of activity: History and Culture; Literature and Writing; Poetry; Scholarship and Languages
Author: Elwyn Evans
a native of Trawsfynydd, Meironnydd. Examples of his work are to be found in Corff y Gainc, 1810, namely his englyn, ' Cyffes y Bardd ' and ' Cywydd Marwnad Rowland Huw, bardd o'r Graienyn gerllaw'r Bala, 1802.' [= Rolant Huw ] Seren Gomer for the year 1835, 275, contains his stanzas ' Gofal Duw.' Memorial stanzas to him by Gutyn Peris (GRIFFITH WILLIAMS, 1769 - 1838) are contained in Corff y Gainc, and on his gravestone there are twelve stanzas by the same author. He is referred to on his gravestone as 'a diligent researcher,' and he is known to have been a collector of manuscripts. He died 18 February 1805 and was buried at Trawsfynydd on the 21st.
Author
- Elwyn Evans
- Edward Jones, Rhestr gyda nodiadau byrion, o Enwogion Cymreig o 1700 i 1900 (1908)
- Geirlyfr Bywgraffiadol o Enwogion Cymru (1870)
- Edward Davies, Traethawd ar Enwogion Swydd Feirion, hen a diweddar, yn gelfyddydwyr, beirdd, gwyddonwyr, pregethwyr
- Y Brython, v, 154
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20734325
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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