Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GLYN family Glynllifon, Traditionally the family was derived from Cilmin Droed-ddu, who settled in the place after his flight from his native Cumbria in the 9th century, and historically from Tudur Goch who for war services under Edward III obtained a grant of escheat lands in Nantlle. By his marriage with Morfudd, another descendant of Cilmin, he obtained Glynllifon, which became the chief seat of his descendants
GORONWY GYRIOG (fl. c. 1310-1360), poet Father, apparently, of the poet Iorwerth ab y Cyriog. No details are known concerning him, but examples of his work are found in the ' Red Book of Hergest ' and other manuscripts. They include an awdl addressed to Madog ab Iorwerth, bishop of Bangor, and an elegy to Gwenhwyfar, wife of Hywel ap Tudur of Anglesey (brother to Goronwy of Penmynydd). It appears that he was also the author of at least
GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, The family was perhaps the first in North Wales to emerge as the owners of a modern landed estate. They claimed descent from Ednyfed Fychan through his son Tudur. The conventional pedigrees attribute the acquisition of Penrhyn and Cochwillan (see Williams of Cochwillan) to the marriage (c. 1300-1310) of Griffith ap Heilyn ap Tudur ab Ednyfed Fychan (died c. 1340) to Eva, daughter and heiress of
GRIFFITH, ROBERT (1847 - 1909), musician , Pandy Tudur, carpenter, and followed that trade afterwards at Llanrwst and later (soon after 1870) at Manchester, where he worked for the Lancashire and Cheshire Railway Company. At Manchester he came under the influence of Ceiriog, Idris Vychan, and R. J. Derfel; he took a prominent part in founding ' Cymdeithas Genedlaethol Cymry Manceinion ' ('Manchester Welsh National Society'). He lodged at the
GRUFFUDD ap DAFYDD ap TUDUR (fl. c. 1300), a poet
GRUFFUDD ap MAREDUDD ap DAFYDD (fl. 1352-1382), poet to their subject matter, namely religious poems, eulogistic and elegiac poety, and love poetry. His awdlau to the Rood of Chester, to God, and to the Virgin Mary are fair examples of his adherence to the bardic traditions in both subject and mode of expression. His eulogies and elegies are addressed to the members of one family, namely Tudur Fychan (died 1367), Hywel fab Gronwy, Gronwy Fychan (died
GRUFFUDD ap TUDUR ap HYWEL (fl. 1500-1540), poet
GRUFFUDD GRYG (fl. second half of the 14th century), bard wrote the elegy to Rhys ap Tudur, ' chief of Anglesey,' who was honoured by king Richard and appointed ' keeper of the stags of Snowdonia,' we must believe that the poet lived until the beginning of the next century, because Rhys died in 1412, at Arddreiniog, according to Rowlands (Archæologia Cambrensis, iv, 267) [but according to Panton MS. 23, he was executed at Chester; Lloyd, Owen Glendower, 154
GRUFFUDD HIRAETHOG (d. 1564), bard and herald He sang the praises of the gentry of Denbighshire, Anglesey, Caernarvonshire and Merioneth, and is supposed to have been the disciple of Tudur Aled. His licence to go on bardic circuits (which still exists, Reports, i, 1021) was granted in 1545-6 under the hands of James Vaughan, Hugh Lewis and Lewys Morgannwg. He is best known as a bardic teacher; some of the foremost bards of the second half of
GRUFFUDD LLWYD ab IFAN (fl. 1564), poet nothing is known about his life, but it appears from one of his poems that he lived in Anglesey. Some of his work remains in manuscripts, and this includes cywyddau to Elis Prys of Plas Iolyn (NLW MS 1247D (22)), Ieuan ap Siôn ap Maredudd of Bryncyr (NLW MS 5282B (49)), and Tudur ap Rhobert of Berain (NLW MS 6495D (118b, 120 - in the poet's hand apparently)). In addition to his poetry of praise
GRUFFUDD NANNAU (fl. c. 1460), poet A member apparently of the Nannau family. He was contemporary with Dafydd ap Maredudd ap Tudur, fl. 1460. Some examples of his work exist in manuscript, and these include an englyn written to the poet Gruffudd Phylip (NLW MS 643B (39b)), a cywydd to the sons of Ieuan Fychan of Pengwern (died c. 1458) (Cardiff MS. 83 (28b)); NLW MS 3049D (500)), and another to Dafydd Llwyd ap Gruffudd Deuddwr
GRUFFYDD ap IEUAN ap LLYWELYN FYCHAN (c. 1485 - 1553), bard and member of a Welsh landed family Denbigh, additional particulars concerning him, both as a poet and as a country gentleman, Glenn's account being based on a study of Griffith family muniments, supplemented by study of other original records. Gruffydd ap Ieuan is of importance for two other reasons. With the bard Tudur Aled he was called upon to assist at the first Caerwys eisteddfod (1524) in the grading of bards and musicians; the two

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