Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. 16th century), poet Peniarth MS 124 to Dafydd ap Hwlcyn ap Madog. It is uncertain whether he may be associated with the Dafydd Llewelyn who is represented by two englynion in NLW MS 3046D.
DAFYDD ap MAREDUDD ab EDNYFED (fl. c. 1460), poet An example of his work remains in manuscript, this being a cywydd written in 1460 on the occasion of the return of Richard, duke of York, from Ireland, his new campaign against Henry VI, and the hasty summoning of Parliament late in the same year. Unfortunately, this same poem is attributed in various other manuscripts to Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and to Llywelyn ab Ednyfed alias
DAFYDD ap MAREDUDD ap TUDUR (fl. 1460) Tregynon, poets His compositions include eulogies of Hywel Colunwy (not of Hywel ap Siencyn), Dafydd Deuddwr, Watcyn ap Tomas ap Rhoser, Dafydd ap Gruffudd Deuddwr (Peniarth MS 64, f.243), and Dafydd ab Owain, abbot of Strata Marcella, and poems of a religious nature. It appears from the contents of 'Tebic ywr byd kyngyd kaeth' that towards the end of his life he became blind.
DAFYDD AP MAREDUDD GLAIS, murderer, civic official, scribe and translator A member of one of Aberystwyth's leading 15th century families, Dafydd was the son of Maredudd Glais. He acted as attorney for his father in 1432-3 and was committed to Cardigan castle for arrears that had accumulated. Like his father, he appears to have been an archer and in 1438 was given a letter of protection to go abroad in Edmund Beaufort's retinue. In 1439 he stood pledge, with John
DAFYDD ap MAREDUDD GLAIS (fl. 1429-1468), cleric, murderer, civic official, and translator of a chronicle of the kings of England into Welsh
DAFYDD ap OWAIN - see OWAIN, Sir DAFYDD
DAFYDD ap PHYLIP ap RHYS Syr (fl. c. 1500-1540), poet (probably in holy orders)
DAFYDD ap RHYS ap LLYWELYN Bodewryd (d. 1551) - see WYNN
DAFYDD ap RHYS O FENAI (or O'R FENNI) (fl. c. 1550), poet
DAFYDD ap RHYS O'R FENNI - see DAFYDD ap RHYS O FENAI
DAFYDD ap SIANCYN (SIENCYN) ap DAFYDD ap y CRACH (fl. mid 15th century), Lancastrian partisan and poet two, composed on his deathbed, are preserved (on a fly-leaf of Cardiff MS. 7) in the hand of ' Sir ' Thomas Wiliems, who adds that Dafydd, at the time of his death, was constable of Conway castle, having defeated and killed his predecessor - the englynion themselves suggest that Dafydd died of three wounds received in fight. The attribution to Dafydd of two cywyddau addressed respectively to Roger
DAFYDD ap SIANCYN FYNGLWYD (fl. c.1500-1550), poet - see DAFYDD FYNGLWYD

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