SEFNYN, an Anglesey poet of the second half of the 14th century

He sang the praises of Tudur ap Goronwy of Trecastell and Penmynydd (died 1367), and an elegiac awdl on his fellow Anglesey poet, Iorwerth ab y Cyriog, who fl. around 1360. He also sang the praises of the wives of his patrons, such as Angharad, ' Dafydd's spouse.' His work has survived only in a confused state in the manuscripts. He was probably the father of the poet Gwilym ap Sefnyn.

Author

• David Myrddin Lloyd, (1909 - 1981)

Sources

• 'Llyfr Coch Hergest' (Jesus College MS. cxi)
• The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales (1801-1807), i, 501-504
• NLW Archives: NLW MS 4973B
• H. Lewis, Thomas Roberts, Ifor Williams (eds), Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill, 1350–1450 (Caerdydd 1937), lxxxiii-lxxxiv
• Gweirydd ap Rhys, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig, 1300–1650 (1885)

Further Reading

• Nerys Ann Jones and Erwain Haf Rheinallt (eds.), Gwaith Sefnyn, Rhisierdyn, Gruffudd Fychan Ap Gruffud Ab Ednyfed a Llywarch Bentwrch (Aberystwyth 1995)
• Wikipedia Article: Sefnyn

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q13131259

Published date: 1959

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