HUW TALAI (fl. c. 1550-1580), poet
Name: Huw Talai
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
nothing is known of his life, but at least two examples of his work exist in manuscript. They are cywyddau of praise to Rhys ap Morys of Bryn y Beirdd, Llandeilo-fawr, and Gruffydd Dwnn of Kidwelly.
Author
- Ray Looker
- NLW Archives: NLW MS 728D (33)
- NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 133: Poetry (412)
- Cymru yn hanesyddol, parthedegol, a bywgraphyddol (1875)
- Robert Williams, Enwogion Cymru. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (1852)
- Josiah Thomas Jones, Geiriadur Bywgraffyddol o Enwogion Cymru (Aberdâr 1867-70), ii, 555
- William Owen Pughe, The Cambrian Biography (1803)
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20733236
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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