MORGAN ELFAEL (fl. c. 1528-1541), poet

A number of his poems remain in manuscript including some written to members of South Wales landed families, Sir John Mathew of Radur (Radyr), Sioned, the daughter of Sir Thomas Philipps of Picton castle, and Lewys Gwynn of Tref Esgob. A number of his poems to Gruffudd Dwn (of Ystrad Merthyr) and his family are also found, two of them being in holograph (Llanstephan MS 40 (73, 74)).

He was buried at Presteigne, 25 August 1563. See F.G. Payne , Crwydro Sir Faesyfed, II, 17.

Author

• Ray Looker

Sources

• Cardiff Manuscripts 7, 13
• NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 7: The poetrical works of Lewis Glyn Cothi, Ieuan Brechfa and others
• NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 40: Poetry in praise of Gruffydd Dwnn
• NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 133: Poetry
• NLW Archives: Llanstephan MS 134: Y Llyfr Hir o'r Mwythig
• Merthyr Tydfil Manuscript
• NLW MS 970E, NLW MS 1591D, NLW MS 6511B, NLW MSS 13062B
• NLW Archives: Peniarth MS 79: Barddoniaeth Morgan Elfel
• NLW Archives: Peniarth MS 114: Cywyddau i Lewis Gwynn
• The dates given him in the following are too late:
• H. Blackwell, NLW MSS 9251-9277A: A Dictionary of Welsh Biography
• Robert Williams, Enwogion Cymru. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (1852)
• William Owen Pughe, The Cambrian Biography (1803)

Published date: 1959

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