IEUAN RHAEADR (fl. c. 1480), poet
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
A native apparently of Rhayader, Radnorshire. Some of his work remains in manuscript; this includes three love cywyddau, cywyddau in praise of Siancyn ap Siôn ap Ieuan Fychan and Richard Herbert, and another seeking the freedom of Rhys Fychan of Builth when he was imprisoned at Gloucester.
Author
- Ray Looker
- NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 47: Poetry
- NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 48: Poetry
- NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 133: Poetry
- NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 134: Y Llyfr Hir o'r Mwythig
- NLW Archives: Peniarth MS 55: Barddoniaeth
- J. Davies, Antiquæ linguæ Britannicæ et linguæ Latinæ, dictionarium duplex (1632)
Sources
- Wikidata: Q20733276
Additional Links
Published date: 1959
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