LLYWELYN GOCH ap MEURIG HEN (fl. c. 1360-1390), poet
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Ray Looker
One of the last of the 'Gogynfeirdd,' and a native of Merioneth. A large number of his poems are preserved in MSS., including a religious poem, poems addressed to Dafydd ap Cadwaladr of Bachelldref, Goronwy ap Tudur of Penmynydd, and to the South Walians - Hopcyn ap Tomas of Ynys Dawy, Llywelyn Fychan and his brother Rhydderch, and Rhys ap Gruffudd ab Ednyfed. His elegy to Lleucu Llwyd (Lucy Lloyd) of Pennal, Merioneth, has become famous. A number of other cywyddau are also attributed to him. Some of his poetry is contained in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales Iolo Goch composed an elegy on his death.
Author
- Ray Looker
- Jones and Lewis, Mynegai i Farddoniaeth y Llawysgrifau (1928)
- Brogyntyn MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 2, 4, 5
- NLW Archives: Cwrtmawr MS 129B, Cwrtmawr MS 243B, Cwrtmawr MS 454B
- Gwysaney MS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 25
- NLW MS 16B, NLW MS 552B, NLW MS 644B, NLW MS 1024D, NLW MS 1553A, NLW MS 1560C, NLW MS 2692B, NLW MS 3077B, NLW MS 4973B, NLW MS 5265B, NLW MS 5283B, NLW MS 6471B, NLW MS 8330B
- Y Brython, ii, 170
- The Myvyrian archaiology of Wales (Denbigh 1870), 340-53
- H. Lewis, Thomas Roberts, Ifor Williams (eds),, Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill, 1350–1450 (Bangor 1925), 47
- H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9251-9277A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
- Edward Davies (Iolo Meirion), Traethawd ar Enwogion Swydd Feirion, hen a diweddar, yn gelfyddydwyr, beirdd, gwyddonwyr, pregethwyr, 1870
- J. Davies, Antiquæ linguæ Britannicæ et linguæ Latinæ, dictionarium duplex (1632)
- Robert Williams, Enwogion Cymru. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (1852)
- Y Llenor: cylchgrawn chwarterol dan nawdd cymdeithasau Cymraeg y colegau cenedlaethol, xviii, 42
- T. Parry, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg hyd 1900 (1944), 127
- Wynnstay Manuscript at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 1
- Cywyddau Dafydd ap Gwilym a'i Gyfoeswyr
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen
Further Reading
Published date: 1959
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