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HYWEL ab EDWIN
(d. 1044), king of Deheubarth
son of Edwin ab Einion and great-grandson of Hywel Dda. When, in 1033, the usurper, Rhydderch ap Iestyn died, Hywel and his brother Maredudd, as senior heirs of Hywel Dda, became joint kings of Deheubarth. Maredudd's death in 1035 left Hywel sole ruler, and on him fell the brunt of defending the south against the Vikings and the northern usurper,
Gruffudd
ap Llywelyn. Expelled by
Gruffudd
in 1042
RHYS PENNARDD
(fl. c. 1480), a poet
it is said that he lived either at Conway or at Clynnog, Caernarfonshire, and that he was buried at Llandrillo, Meironnydd. A number of his poems remain in manuscript, including cywyddau addressed to Elisau ap
Gruffudd
ab Einion of Plas yn Iâl,
Gruffudd
Fychan ap Hywel ap Madog, and Rhys ap Hywel ap Madog of Talhenbont, Hywel Ddu of Anglesey and his wife Mallt, and also to William, constable of
GRUFFUDD, RHISIART
(fl. c. 1569), poet
seeking the reconciliation of Sir Richard Bulkeley with William Lewis, also of Anglesey (NLW MS 3047C (508)). It is not certain whether he is the Rhisiart
Gruffudd
ap Huw whose poetry is found in Llanstephan MS 49 (93); NLW MS 5283B (51, 122), and NLW MS 9166B (251).
LLYWELYN ap GUTUN
(fl. c. 1480), poet
A number of his poems remain in MSS., including an elegy composed to his son
Gruffudd
, 'begging' poems requesting a dog, some goats, and spectacles, a satire or lampoon addressed to the dean of Bangor (who had instructed Huw Lewis, Y Chwaen, to imprison the poet, rather than allow him to make a 'begging' journey or cymortha in Bodeon and Aberdaron), and another satire to dean Richard Kyffin, Rhys
(fl. 1268), eulogist
Gwilym Ddu associates him with 'Twr Edeirnion,' i.e. Hendwr, Llandrillo, Meironnydd. His poems fall into two groups: (a) in praise of minor princes in northern Powys, viz.
Gruffudd
(died 1269) and Hywel (died c. 1268), sons of Madog ap
Gruffudd
Maelor; and Llywelyn, son of the above-mentioned
Gruffudd
ap Madog. These princes were usually loyal to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, and they are praised for
TRAHAEARN ap CARADOG
(d. 1081), king of Gwynedd
at a low ebb. On Bleddyn's death in 1075, he seized authority in Gwynedd. Challenged by
Gruffudd
ap Cynan, the representative of the old Venedotian house, he was defeated at Dyffryn Glyngin in Meirionydd, but later in the year he retrieved himself at Bron yr Erw and drove
Gruffudd
into second exile in Ireland. In 1078 he invaded South Wales and killed its king (Rhys ab Owain) at Goodwick. The
CYNAN ap IAGO
(d. 1060?), exiled prince
was the son of Iago ab Idwal, descended from Rhodri Mawr, and ruler of Gwynedd from 1033 to 1039. Upon the murder of Iago in the latter year by his own men and the accession to power of
Gruffudd
ap Llywelyn, of a different house, Cynan found refuge among the Danes of Dublin. Here he married Ragnhildr, granddaughter of Sitric of the Silken Beard (died 1042), and thus became allied to the royal
DWNN, OWAIN
(c. 1400 - c. 1460), poet
Of Modlyscwm (or ' Muddlescombe'), Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. His grandfather was the Henry Don who was an adherent of Owain Glyn Dŵr (Lloyd, Owen Glendower, 41). The documents of the period 1436-46 make frequent mention of Owain Dwnn. He had a sister Mabli, the first wife of
Gruffudd
ap Nicholas of Dynevor, and both Owain and
Gruffudd
were imprisoned as followers of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester
GRUFFUDD ab ADDA ap DAFYDD
(fl. 1340-1370), poet and prose writer
He was a contemporary and friend of Dafydd ap Gwilym, who composed a marwnad upon him. From this poem we gather that he was a native of Powys Wenwynwyn and was killed by a friend's sword at Dolgelley, where he lies buried. For his poetry see Jones and Lewis, Mynegai, and Brogyntyn MS. 2 in the National Library of Wales. Rhetorical compositions attributed to him and entitled ' Breuddwyd
Gruffudd
GRUFFUDD HIRAETHOG
(d. 1564), bard and herald
the 16th century, such as Simwnt Fychan, Wiliam Llŷn, Wiliam Cynwal, Siôn Tudur and Raff ap Robert having been his disciples. Some of these men came into possession of his manuscripts after his death.
Gruffudd
Hiraethog best exemplifies the interest in heraldry which was characteristic of the bards of his period, and extensive collections of pedigrees made by him still remain such as Peniarth MS 132
MAREDUDD ab OWAIN ab EDWIN
(d. 1072), king of Deheubarth
He stood five generations from Hywel Dda and was second cousin in the senior line to Rhys ap Tewdwr. When
Gruffudd
ap Llywelyn fell in 1063, the old dynasty was restored under his leadership. His reign coincides with the first impact of the Norman conquest on South Wales. After a brief and unequal struggle, he acquiesced in the conquest of the border lands of Gwent and was rewarded by grants of
GRUFFUDD LLWYD ap RHOBERT
, poet
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