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Welsh poetry early and medieval c.1100-c.1600

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Aduwyneu Taliessin

verse

beg. Atwyn rin rypenyt y ryret

Taliesin

Taliesin

(fl. 6th century)

renowned British poet, known both as a historical poet at the court of Urien and other rulers and as a more fictionalised persona of supreme status. Poems attributed to him survive in the 14th-century manuscript now known as the Book of Taliesin (NLW Peniarth 2).

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Poem attributed to the legendary poet Taliesin.

Angar kyfundawt

verse

beg. Bard yman y mae

Taliesin

Taliesin

(fl. 6th century)

renowned British poet, known both as a historical poet at the court of Urien and other rulers and as a more fictionalised persona of supreme status. Poems attributed to him survive in the 14th-century manuscript now known as the Book of Taliesin (NLW Peniarth 2).

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Lengthy poem attributed to the legendary poet Taliesin.

Archaf wedi y'r Trindawt

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beg. Archaf wedi y'r Trindawt

Short Welsh penitential poem. It occurs in the Book of Taliesin under the heading Marwnat y vil veib, which however, seems to apply to the following series of verses.

Armes Dydd Brawd I (Yrymes Detbrawt)

verse

beg. DEws duw delwa

Middle Welsh poem, found in the Book of Taliesin, on the events leading up to Doomsday. William Heist has argued that the poem draws on the fifteen-day legend of the Apocalypse of Thomas.

Buarth beird

verse

beg. Ed ympeilli oet ympwyllat

Taliesin

Taliesin

(fl. 6th century)

renowned British poet, known both as a historical poet at the court of Urien and other rulers and as a more fictionalised persona of supreme status. Poems attributed to him survive in the 14th-century manuscript now known as the Book of Taliesin (NLW Peniarth 2).

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Poem attributed to the legendary poet Taliesin.

Cyfoesi Myrddin a Gwenddydd ei chwaer

form undefined

Long poem that takes the form of a dialogue or colloquy between Myrddin and his sister Gwenddydd. In response to his sister's questions, Myrddin reveals many details concerning the future of Britain; includes references to Myrddin as a wild man of the woods; Gwenddolau; battle of Arfderydd (570s, Cumbria); includes a regnal list, especially of the Maelgyning kings of Gwynedd, from Rhydderch Hael to Hywel Dda ap Cadell (d. 950) and beyond, at which point the poem becomes obscure. It has been suggested that it was probably originally composed when Hywel Dda reigned supreme over the kingdoms of the Merfynion.

Englynion y beddau

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Englynion y misoedd

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Late medieval poem arranged in twelve stanzas about the months of the year. Contrary to what the title suggests, the verses are not englynion, but each usually consists of eight heptasyllabic lines.

Gwelygorddau Powys (Cynddelw)

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Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr

Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr

(fl. 1155–1200)

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Hywel ni chysgaf haeach

verse

beg. Hywel, ni chysgaf haeach

Guto'r Glyn

Guto’r Glyn

(fl. c.1431–c.1490)

Welsh poet who produced a substantial body of praise poetry. His patrons included men such as Sir Richard Gethin of Builth, William Herbert of Raglan, Sir Roger Kynaston of Knockin and Henry Griffith of Newcourt.

Welsh ‘healing poem’ by Guto'r Glyn, addressed to his patron Hywel ab Ieuan Fychan of Moeliwrch.

Marwnat y vil veib

verse

beg. Ebestyl a merthyri

Medieval Welsh religious poem concerning saints and martyrs

Moch ddwyreawg huan haf dyffestin

verse

beg. Moch-ddwyreawg huan haf dyffestin

Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

(fl. c.1130–1180)

Welsh poet from Anglesey, one of the early Gogynfeirdd.

Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

Gwalchmai ap Meilyr

(fl. c.1130–1180)

Welsh poet from Anglesey, one of the early Gogynfeirdd.

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A gorhoffedd (vaunting poem) by Gwalchmai ap Meilyr.

Oer oedd weled urddolion

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beg. Oer oedd weled urddolion

Guto'r Glyn

Guto’r Glyn

(fl. c.1431–c.1490)

Welsh poet who produced a substantial body of praise poetry. His patrons included men such as Sir Richard Gethin of Builth, William Herbert of Raglan, Sir Roger Kynaston of Knockin and Henry Griffith of Newcourt.

Guto'r Glyn

Guto’r Glyn

(fl. c.1431–c.1490)

Welsh poet who produced a substantial body of praise poetry. His patrons included men such as Sir Richard Gethin of Builth, William Herbert of Raglan, Sir Roger Kynaston of Knockin and Henry Griffith of Newcourt.

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Welsh poem by Guto'r Glyn in praise of Sir Richard Gethin ap Rhys Gethin ab Owain of Builth, a soldier who fought in the English army in France.

Prif gyuarch geluyd

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beg. Prif gyuarch geluyd, pan ry leat?

Taliesin

Taliesin

(fl. 6th century)

renowned British poet, known both as a historical poet at the court of Urien and other rulers and as a more fictionalised persona of supreme status. Poems attributed to him survive in the 14th-century manuscript now known as the Book of Taliesin (NLW Peniarth 2).

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Poem attributed to the legendary poet Taliesin.

Ren nef ry'm awyr dy wedi

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beg. Ren nef ry'm awyr dy wedi

Penitential poem in the Book of Taliesin

Rhagawr mawr ger mur gwyngalch

verse

beg. Rhagawr mawr ger mur gwyngalch

Dafydd ap Gwilym

Dafydd ap Gwilym

(fl. c.1330–1350)

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Dafydd ap Gwilym

Dafydd ap Gwilym

(fl. c.1330–1350)

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See more (ascr.)Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan

Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan

(c.1485–1553)

Welsh poet.

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Medieval Welsh poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym, which has the appearance of being an elegy (marwnad) on poet and musician Gruffudd ap Adda. Scholars such as Rachel Bromwich have suggested that the elegy is a fictitious one (marwnad fflug) and that it was written before the subject’s death with the aim of satirising him.

Saint a merthyron cred

verse

A long Middle Welsh verse litany enumerating the apostles, martyrs and saints of the world.

Y mae glaw am a glywais

form undefined

beg. Y mae glaw am a glywais

Guto'r Glyn

Guto’r Glyn

(fl. c.1431–c.1490)

Welsh poet who produced a substantial body of praise poetry. His patrons included men such as Sir Richard Gethin of Builth, William Herbert of Raglan, Sir Roger Kynaston of Knockin and Henry Griffith of Newcourt.

Guto'r Glyn

Guto’r Glyn

(fl. c.1431–c.1490)

Welsh poet who produced a substantial body of praise poetry. His patrons included men such as Sir Richard Gethin of Builth, William Herbert of Raglan, Sir Roger Kynaston of Knockin and Henry Griffith of Newcourt.

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Welsh poem (cywydd) composed c.1438 by Guto'r Glyn. The apparent background to the poem is that there had been a rumour that Sir Richard Gethin ap Rhys Gethin ab Owain of Builth, a soldier fighting in the English army in France, had been captured. The poem celebrates the happy news that Sir Richard Gethin had managed to stay out of enemy hands.

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