Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HOPCYN ap TOMAS (c. 1330 - 1403), gentleman century ' Llyfr Coch Hergest ' has five awdlau written to him; the contents of these poems show that he was not only one of the chief patrons of the bards in South Wales but also a man who interested himself in their craft and was a collector of Welsh manuscripts. In 1403, when Owain Glyndŵr was at Carmarthen, messengers were sent by the prince to fetch Hopcyn ap Tomas so that he might explain to Owain
HUGHES, ARWEL (1909 - 1988), musician subsequently arranged by the composer for male voices. He married in 1940 Enid P. Thomas, and they had two sons, Ieuan and Owain, and a daughter, Delun. Owain came to prominence as a professional conductor, and the composer's grandson, Meuryn Hughes, established the imprint Aureus to publish his grandfather's works. He died in Cardiff on 23 September 1988 and his remains were cremated at Thornhill
HUGHES, RICHARD SAMUEL (1855 - 1893), musician Born 14 July 1855 at Aberystwyth, son of Benjamin and Ann Samuel Hughes, who kept an ironmonger's shop near the town clock. He showed musical talent and could play the piano when he was only 5 years of age. When he was 10 years old he took the prize for piano-playing at the Aberystwyth eisteddfod of 1865, the adjudicators - Brinley Richards, Owain Alaw, and John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), giving him
HUGHES, ROBERT (Robin Ddu yr Ail o Fôn; 1744 - 1785), poet Fenton to the Society of Cymmrodorion; he had helped to found the Society of Gwyneddigion, was its secretary and treasurer for three years, and was its president in 1778. He helped Owain Myfyr to get together the works of the poets for publication. His health broke down in London and he came to Caernarvon where he opened a school in 1783. He died 27 February 1785, and was buried in Hen-eglwys
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet Fychan of Bryn Cynddel, Siôn ap Hywel Fychan of Penllyn, Sir Roger Salusbury of Llewenni, Pierce Salusbury of Bachymbyd, Pirs Griffith of Penrhyn, Lewys Owain of Dolgelley, and Siôn ab Elis Eutun (Eyton) of Ruabon.
HUW ap RHYS WYN (fl. c. 1550), poet Member of the landed family of Mysoglen, Llangeinwen, Anglesey; husband of Catherine, daughter of Lewys ab Owain ap Meurig of Y Frondeg, Llangaffo. Some of his poems survive in manuscripts, and these include a cywydd addressed to Thomas Glyn, Glynllifon, requesting a fishing boat from him, a cywydd to old age, and a more unusual kind of cywydd - an elegy on the death of his favourite hound
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet MS 727D, which contains much of his own poetry. He gave this book to Evan Lloyd of Dulasau, father of Sir Richard Lloyd, 1606 - 1676. Among elegies composed by him are poems on the death of Katherine of Berain, 1591, John Tudur, 1602, bishop William Morgan, 1604, Siôn Phylip, 1620, and Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn, 1634. He had at least three children, Owain (who died 1619, aged eleven, when his
HYWEL ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (d. 1170), soldier and poet The natural son of Owain Gwynedd by Pyfog, an Irishwoman. Hywel played a leading part in the occupation of Ceredigion by the house of Gwynedd. His father assigned southern Ceredigion to him in 1139. There was continual strife between him and his uncle Cadwaladr who held northern Ceredigion and Meirionydd. In 1143 Hywel drove his uncle out of Ceredigion. In 1144 there was a reconciliation and
HYWEL ap IORWERTH ab OWAIN Lord of Caerleon - see MORGAN ap HYWEL
HYWEL ap RHEINALLT (fl. c. 1471-1494), poet whose work is well represented in existing manuscripts. It includes a large number of poems to members of various landed families of North Wales, including those of Ynys y Maengwyn, Coetmor, Clenennau, and Emral; he wrote a poem in praise of Dafydd ab Owain, abbot of Strata Marcella. A number of his love poems and his bardic controversy with Lewys Môn are also preserved; a reference is made to
HYWEL DDA (d. 950), king and legislator 918 he, Clydog his brother, and Idwal Foel did homage to Edward, son of Alfred the Great, and about 926 he and Owain of Gwent journeyed to Hereford to acknowledge the overlordship of Athelstan. His name is frequently mentioned in the English charters as a vassal king and there is little doubt that from time to time he visited the Wessex court. For all that, he was sufficiently independent to mint
HYWEL FOEL ap GRIFFRI ap PWYLL GWYDDEL (fl. c. 1240-1300), poet His only remaining work consists of the two awdlau in praise of Owain (Goch) ap Gruffydd, and composed during Owain's long imprisonment by his brother, prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. No details of his life are known.

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