Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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 ambition. Such a man was Llywelyn, and by his defeat of the usurper, Aeddan ap Blegywryd, in 1018, and of Rhain, an Irish pretender, in 1022, he became master of the south. He also extended his rule for a few years over a large part of Wales, a memorable period in Welsh annals judging from entries in the chronicle. His chief claim to fame, however, is the fact that he was the father of Gruffudd ap
LLYWELYN BREN - see LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD
LLYWELYN BRYDYDD HODDNANT (fl. c. 1300-1350), poet
LLYWELYN DDU ab Y PASTARD (fl. 14th century), poet
LLYWELYN DDU O FÔN - see LLYWELYN ap CYNFRIG DDU O FÔN
LLYWELYN EIN LLYW OLAF - see LLYWELYN ap GRUFFYDD
LLYWELYN FARDD (fl. c. 1150-1175), poet His dates and list of works are not easily fixed. Cerdd Dafod gives c. 1185 - 1220, but J. Lloyd-Jones has c. 1155 - 1200. It may be suggested that there were two poets of the same name, one in the 12th century, and the other in the 13th century, and that that is why the ' Red Book of Hergest ' refers to ' Llywelyn Fardd, son of Cywryd.' This poet was the earlier, and apparently a native of
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 FAWR - see LLYWELYN ap IORWERTH
LLYWELYN (fl. early 13th century) - see LLYWELYN FAWR

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