Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LLYWELYN ap HYWEL ap IEUAN ap GRONW (fl. c. 1480?), poet concerning whom no details are available. Some examples of his work remain in MSS., including a number of religious poems, an elegy to Tomas ap Gruffudd of Abermarlais, and a 'begging' poem.
LLYWELYN ap IORWERTH (fl. 1173-1240), prince Son of Iorwerth Drwyndwn by Margaret, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd. He may have been born at Dolwyddelan, the royal manor of Nantconwy, over which his father had exercised a brief lordship which ended with his death at about the time of Llywelyn's birth. The infant prince, being a potential menace to the power of his father's half-brothers in Gwynedd, probably grew up in Powys under the
LLYWELYN ap MAREDUDD ab EDNYFED - see LLYWELYN ab EDNYFED
LLYWELYN ap MOEL Y PANTRI (d. 1440) Llanwnnog, poet son of the poet (Llywelyn ?),who was nicknamed ' Moel y Pantri,' and father of the poet Owain ap Llywelyn ap Moel y Pantri. He was pupil of a Rhys ap Dafydd ab Iorwerth. His existing poetry includes love poems to a maiden named Euron, one in the form of a dialogue between the poet and his empty purse, and a number of ymryson (controversy) poems addressed to Guto'r Glyn. From his two provocative
LLYWELYN ap RHISIART - see LEWYS MORGANNWG
LLYWELYN ap SEISYLL (d. 1023), king of Deheubarth and Gwynedd Nothing is known of his father, but his mother, Prawst, was, according to late pedigrees, the daughter of Elisedd, a younger son of Anarawd ap Rhodri Mawr. Since he himself married Angharad, daughter of Maredudd ab Owain ap Hywel Dda, he had distant claims to succession in both Deheubarth and Gwynedd, which in the circumstances of the time could be translated into reality by a leader of force and
LLYWELYN BRYDYDD HODDNANT (fl. c. 1300-1350), poet Iolo Morganwg connected him with Glamorgan, but the fact is that there are rivers in Radnorshire and Pembrokeshire called Hoddnant, in addition to that near Llantwit Major in Glamorgan. Two examples of his work are preserved in the Hendregadredd MS. and some other MSS., these being two awdlau addressed to Ieuan ap Gruffudd Foel of the Aeron valley in Cardiganshire.
LLYWELYN FARDD (fl. c. 1150-1175), poet Merioneth. In an elegy to Cedifor he refers to himself as a soldier of Madog ap Maredudd (died 1160), and in addressing Owain Fychan, son of Madog (died 1187), he claims that he was older than that prince. In a poem to Owain Gwynedd he states that he had been with him on Southern soil, but Owain did not fight in South Wales after 1138. According to the ' Red Book ' it was Llywelyn who sang the elegy to
LLYWELYN FAWR (fl. early 13th century), lords of Merioneth The sons of Maredudd ap Cynan. In spite of the breach between their father and Llywelyn I, they were friendly towards Llywelyn from 1215 onwards. The lordship of Merioneth, lost to the family in 1202, may indeed have been restored to them as early as 1221. Though they were confirmed in possession of the 'cantref' by Henry III in 1241, both fought on the side of Dafydd II in 1245. After that date
LLYWELYN FYCHAN ap LLYWELYN ab OWAIN FYCHAN (d. c. 1277), lord of Mechain He and his brothers, Maredudd and Owain, succeeded their father as joint lords of Mechain sometime before 1241. Though his adherence to the cause of Gwynedd was an uncertain factor in the early years of Dafydd II, he was among the latter's supporters in 1245, and later was prominent among the native vassal magnates of Llywelyn II. He died before 1277, for in that year his share in Mechain had
LLYWELYN GOCH ap MEURIG HEN (fl. c. 1360-1390), poet 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
LLYWELYN GOCH Y DANT (fl. 1470-1471), bard He took the part of the Tir Iarll bards in the controversy which followed Hywel ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys's elegy upon the death of Hywel Swrdwal about 1470 and in his contribution to this contention he names eight contemporary Glamorgan bards, including himself. He eulogised Sir Roger Vaughan of Tretower at the height of his power, and wrote his elegy when he was beheaded by Jasper Tudor, earl

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