OWAIN GWYNEDD (fl. c. 1550-1590), a poet

who graduated as pencerdd cerdd dafod at the Caerwys eisteddfod of 1568 (Pen. MSS. 121 (215), 132 (60), 144 (268)). No details are known concerning his life, but a large number of his poems remain in manuscripts. Most of these are addressed to various members of landed families in North Wales, including Lewys Owain of Dolgelley and his sons, Siôn Owain Fychan of Llwydiarth, Siôn Salbri of Llyweni, Dafydd Llwyd ap Wiliam of Peniarth, and Dafydd Llwyd ap Huw ab Ifan of Ynys y Maengwyn. He composed an elegy to the poet ‘Sir’ Owain ap Gwilym, and poems of ymryson, or controversy, to Wiliam Llŷn, and to Hugh Arwystl; he also wrote religious poems, a poem on the snow, and a number of various englynion, which include one composed by him when on his sick bed.

Author

• Ray Looker

Sources

• Aberdare MS 1;
• Bodewryd MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 1, 2;
• Additional Manuscripts in the British Museum 12230, 14874, 14875, 14878, 14879, 14882, 14971, 14976, 14998, 24980;
• Brogyntyn MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 4, 5, 6;
• Cardiff Manuscripts 12, 16, 19, 23, 48, 53, 63, 64, 65, 66, 83;
• Christ Church College, Oxford, Manuscript 184;
• Cwrtmawr Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 5, 10, 12, 19, 23, 27, 127, 206, 224, 238, 242, 244, 448, 454;
• Hafod Manuscripts 12, 13;
• Jesus College Manuscripts 12, 15;
• Llanstephan MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 30, 35, 40, 49, 53, 54, 118, 120, 133, 155, 156, 167;
• Mostyn MSS. at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 96, 144, 147, 160;
• NLW MSS 244, 253, 278, 356, 431, 436, 643, 675, 719, 783, 1024, 1246, 1247, 1553, 1559, 2691, 5269, 6496, 6499, 7191, 8330, 13064, 13067;
• Peniarth Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 78, 82, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 100, 104, 110, 112, 114, 121. 132, 144, 184, 195, 239, 327;
• Swansea Manuscripts 1, 3;
• Wrexham Manuscript at the National Library of Wales 1;
• NLW MSS 9251A-9277A: 'Dictionary of Welsh Biography';
• Cymru yn hanesyddol, parthedegol, a bywgraphyddol (1875);
• Enwogion Cymru. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (1852)

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q18535843

Published date: 1959

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