Dictionary of Welsh Biography

(fl. 1268), eulogist Gwilym Ddu associates him with 'Twr Edeirnion,' i.e. Hendwr, Llandrillo, Meironnydd. His poems fall into two groups: (a) in praise of minor princes in northern Powys, viz. Gruffudd (died 1269) and Hywel (died c. 1268), sons of Madog ap Gruffudd Maelor; and Llywelyn, son of the above-mentioned Gruffudd ap Madog. These princes were usually loyal to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, and they are praised for
LLYWARCH ap LLYWELYN (fl. 1173-1220) Gwynedd, court-poet the upholding of the authority of Aberffraw. Dafydd, as lord of that court, was ' inherent chief ruler,' but the poet held that he would have to assert his leadership by force and not through affection. Aberffraw was afterwards held, successively, by Rhodri and Gruffydd, his nephew, but in spite of their weakness, Llywarch persisted in maintaining the 'inherent right' of that court over all the
LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1317), nobleman, soldier and rebel martyr He is described as son of Gruffydd, not Rhys (a patronymic which has hitherto caused some confusion), in a letter announcing his capture in 1316. Record evidence reveals him as a man of culture with unusual literary interests for a person of his class and period, possessing considerable property and personal wealth in Senghenydd and Miscin - ' a great man and powerful in his own country,' as a
LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1282), Prince of Wales Second son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn by Senena, and grandson of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth. His career can be traced no further back than 1245 when he emerges as one of a group of magnates in the entourage of Dafydd II, a fact which suggests that, unlike his father and elder brother, Owain, he was favoured by his uncle, and was possibly regarded as Dafydd's destined heir. After the catastrophe of 1246
LLYWELYN ap IORWERTH (fl. 1173-1240), prince exclusion of an elder brother, Gruffydd. A statesmanlike desire to conciliate his neighbours of the march is seen in the marriages which he arranged for his children: Dafydd was married to Isabella de Breos; Gwladus to Reginald de Breos and as a widow to Ralph Mortimer; Margaret was married to John de Breos and afterwards to Walter Clifford; Gwenllian married William de Lacy, and Helen married John, the
LLYWELYN FYCHAN ap LLYWELYN ab OWAIN FYCHAN (d. c. 1277), lord of Mechain passed to his sons, Gruffydd and Maredudd.
LLYWELYN SION (fl. second half of the 16th century), poet, farmer, at one time beadle or crier in the courts, a professional copyist by trade, and one of the most important figures in the literary life of Glamorganshire 16th century. His prose MSS. are also important; his transcript of Gruffydd Robert's Drych Cristnogawl is the only surviving copy of its three parts in their entirety (Singleton MS. 1, Cardiff); in Llanover MS. B17 we have a version of ' Chwedl Seith Doethon Rufain ' ('The Seven Wise Men of Rome') which is totally different from the nine other versions which have survived in various MSS; while the
LLYWELYN-WILLIAMS, ALUN (1913 - 1988), poet and literary critic Ddinas). Any intention of applying for a place at Oxford or Cambridge was forgotten, his career path was changed and he was committed to the Welsh language. He studied at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire from 1931, graduating in Welsh and History in 1934, and was strongly influenced there by W. J. Gruffydd, whom he is said to have idolized at one time; he wrote the essay on
MADOG ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1236), lord of Powys Elder son of Gruffydd Maelor I, and Angharad, daughter of Owain Gwynedd. With his brother Owen, he succeeded Gruffydd in 1191 and, on Owen's death in 1197, became sole ruler of Powys north of the Rhaeadr and the Tanat. Under his son, Gruffydd Maelor II, this area, comprising Welsh and English Maelor, Iâl, Cynllaith, Nanheudwy, and part of Mochnant, became known as Powys Fadog, in contrast with
MADOG ap LLYWELYN (fl. 1294), rebel It has been conclusively shown that he was the son of Llywelyn ap Maredudd, the last vassal lord of Meirionydd, who had been deprived of his patrimony for opposing Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1256 (see Llywelyn Fawr and Llywelyn Fychan - lords of Meirionydd). Llywelyn lived in England as a royal pensioner, and after his death in 1263, Madog continued in favour at the English court. During the year
MADOG ap MAREDUDD (d. 1160), king of Powys . His praises were sung by the leading poets of the day, and the impression created on the minds of contemporaries by the influence which he asserted in central Wales is enshrined in contemporary prose romances. He was buried in the mother-church of Powys - S. Tysilio at Meifod. He married Susanna, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan.His dominions were divided among a number of minor lords of Powys - his
MADOG FYCHAN ap MADOG ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1269), son and brother to the Princes of Powys Fadog Grandson of Gruffydd Maelor I, and brother of Gruffydd Maelor II. When his father died in 1236 Madog Fychan joined in the subsequent partition of Powys Fadog. He adopted the same attitude as Gruffydd Maelor I to the major political problems of the time; in 1245 he is found among the allies of Dafydd ap Llywelyn, and in 1258 he is on the side of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The fact that his surety for

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