Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ANEIRIN (fl. second half of the 6th century), poet According to the Historia Brittonum of Nennius (c. 796), five notable Welsh poets, namely Talhaearn Tad Awen (father of song), Neirin, Taliesin, Blwchfardd, and Cian were eminent in Welsh poetry during the wars against Ida, king of Northumbria (547-59), and probably also during those waged against his sons. So, 'Neirin' is the first form of the name, but by 1200 it had acquired an 'a' before the
BOWEN, BEN (1878 - 1903), student and poet showed the vigour of his prose style. His works were edited by his brother, Myfyr Hefin. They include Cofiant a Barddoniaeth Ben Bowen, 1904; Rhyddiaith Ben Bowen, 1909; Blagur Awen Ben Bowen, 1915; Ben Bowen yn Neheudir Affrica, 1928; Ben Bowen i'r Ifanc, 1928.
BOWEN, DAVID (Myfyr Hefin; 1874 - 1955), minister (B) and editor , and was president of the Llanelli Cymrodorion and the Awen a Chân literary circle. He was prominent in all Welsh cultural movements. He published five books on his brother, Ben, eight booklets of his own, and many contributions to the Llanelly Mercury and Seren yr Ysgol Sul. He was twice married. (1) to Hannah Jones of Treorchy, in 1901. She died young leaving one daughter, Myfanwy. In 1909 he
CADWGAN DELYNOR (fl. at end of 14th century, and beginning of the 15th century), musician The following airs are attributed to him: ' Owiai Gywydd ' ('The Warbler's Ode'), ' Gas gan Grythor ' ('The Fiddler's Dislike'), ' Crechwen Feinir ' ('The Maiden's Laughter'), ' Llonen Hafar ' ('The Merry Slattern'), ' Awen Wrli ' ('The Reeling Muse'), ' Awen Oleuddydd ' ('The Daylight Muse'), ' Oerloes Goeden ' ('The Sapling'), ' Cog Wenllian ' ('Gwenllian's Cuckoo'). It should be explained that
DAVIES, GLYNNE GERALLT (1916 - 1968), minister (Congl.) and poet -68. He served his apprenticeship as a poet in 'Pabell Awen', the bardic column of Y Cymro under the tutorship of Dewi Emrys (David Emrys James) and came under the influence of R. Williams Parry at Bangor and Edward Prosser Rhys at Aberystwyth. He won many prizes at eisteddfodau including some at the National Eisteddfod In addition to his service as a caring and loved minister he became known to a
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary his fellow poets from the Gorsedd Stone on several occasions. He wrote for the local press, and occasionally contributed articles to the Tyst, Dysgedydd, and Geninen. In 1910 he published a booklet containing his awdl to Michael D. Jones. A posthumous volume of his works, Awen Gwyndaf Llanuwchllyn (1966) was edited by James Nicholas. He died 4 February 1962, the day before his 94th birthday, and was
DAVIES, JAMES EIRIAN (1918 - 1998), poet and minister himself as a promising Welsh-language poet in this period, winning the Crown and the Chair twice in the Intercollegiate Eisteddfod and receiving commendation in Dewi Emrys's poetry column in the weekly newspaper Y Cymro. Some of his early poems were published in the new literary magazine, Y Fflam in 1946, and Keidrych Rhys published his first volume of poetry, Awen y Wawr in 1947. As a student he came
DAVIES, JOHN (Brychan; 1784? - 1864), poet, publisher, and promoter of the friendly society movement he himself preferred the 'free' to the 'strict' metres. He wrote much to Seren Gomer, and was a diligent purveyor of anthologies (including his own poetry along with that of others); these were all printed for him at Merthyr Tydfil - the best account of them will be found in Ashton, Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig, 609-11. They were: Llais Awen Gwent a Morganwg, 1824; Y Gog, 1825 (later editions, at
DAVIES, RICHARD (Tafolog; 1830 - 1904), poet and critic died in 1882, and on his remarriage to an Englishwoman from Worthen in Shropshire he moved to her home. His interest in poetry dates from about 1850, when he won several prizes at local eisteddfodau. His output was considerable, including long awdlau on such topics as 'Tywyllwch,' 'Prydferthwch,' 'Rhagluniaeth,' 'Hunanaberth,' 'Awen,' and pryddestau on 'Ymweliad y Doethion a Bethlehem,' 'Gwirionedd
EDWARDS, THOMAS (Caerfallwch; 1779? - 1858), lexicographer , 1829-30, published one of his lectures on minerals, etc., 'delivered in the presence of the Society of Cymreigyddion in London on Thursday night, the 1st July, 1830.' He wrote poetry after the manner of Pughe (see two lyrics in Ceinion Awen y Cymry, 121-4). Airs composed by him are to be found, for example, in Seren Gomer, v, 224, and vi, 64. But his principal efforts were directed to enriching the
EDWARDS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Padarn; 1786 - 1857), poet preserved: and that all should not fall into oblivion', there was no need to include his contribution to the Carmarthen eisteddfod of 1819, which had already appeared in Awen Dyfed (1822). In his ode for this meeting, 'on the death of the outstanding military officer, Sir Thomas Picton', he commemorated Picton's career in the West Indies, including his promotion to 'Famed governor.../ In Trinidad
EDWARDS, WILLIAM THOMAS (Gwilym Deudraeth; 1863 - 1940), poet works were published: Chydig ar Gof a Chadw, ed. by Isaac Davies, Birkenhead, in 1926, and Yr Awen Barod, ed. by J. W. Jones, Blaenau Ffestiniog, in 1943. He was one of Wales's most original and dexterous writers of englynion. He died 20 March 1940 and was buried in Allerton cemetery, Liverpool.

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