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verse

2 st.

beg. Fechid diristan ochiwod

Two englynion in the Black Book of Carmarthen which appear to allude to a version of the Tristan legend. Mention is made of Tristan (Diristan), Mark (March) and Cyheig. The englynion have often been treated together with the awdl preceding them in the manuscript (beg. Kyd karhwiu e morva cassaau e mor), because both name a figure called Cyheig and because there has been an assumption, though now contested, that they are united through a narrative background in the Tristan legend.

Gwallawg a'r wydd

verse

5 st.

beg. Canis coegauc yssi moreurauc

Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin yn y bedd

verse

MyrddinMyrddin

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Gwelygorddau Powys (Cynddelw)

verse

Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr

Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr

(fl. 1155–1200)

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Gwên a Llywarch

verse

beg. Na wisc wedy kwyn, na vit vrwyn dy vryt

Early Welsh dialogue poem between Llywarch Hen and his son Gwên, who utter single englynion in turns.

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.

Iesu a Mair a'r cynhaeaf gwyrthiol

verse

beg. Brenin gwrthfin gwyrth uchaw y sydd

Kadeir Teÿrnon

verse

beg. Araith awdyl eglur

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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A Welsh poem in the Book of Taliesin, where it is headed Kadeir Teÿrnon. The text has been notoriously resilient to an easy interpretation. One line of interpretation suggests that the poem begins by eulogising an unnamed hero, descendant of a certain Aladur, that his identity gradually emerges through a series of narrative allusions and that towards the end of the poem, the subject is finally revealed to be Arthur.

Kanu y byt bychan

verse

beg. Keingeneis, kanaf / bet vndyd mwyhaf

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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Middle Welsh poem put in the mouth of the legendary poet Taliesin.

Kyd karhwiu e morva cassaau e mor

verse

beg. Kyd karhwiu e morva . cassaau e mor

An awdl of 16 lines in the Black Book of Carmarthen, in which a repentant speaker expresses hope for reconciliation and conjures images of the sea. The narrative background remains obscure. Bromwich argued that the two subsequent englynion in the manuscript belong to the same poem and that the full poem alludes to a version of the Tristan legend. Rowland has been more sceptical of this view and has suggested instead that it is a court poem in which a bardic poet seeks reconciliation with his patron.

Kyntaw geir a dywedaw

verse

13 st.

beg. Kyntaw geir a dywedaw

Llym awel llum brin

verse

36 st.

beg. Llym awel llum brin. amhaut caffael clid

Marwnad Cynddylan

verse

9 st.

beg. Dyhedd deon diechir bygeledd

Marwnat y vil veib

verse

beg. Ebestyl a merthyri

Medieval Welsh religious poem concerning saints and martyrs

Mawl i Dduw

verse

beg. In enu domni meu y voli maur y uolaud

Meinoeth kiclev lew heid

verse

1 st.

beg. Meinoeth kiclev lew heid

A single ‘stray’ englyn found in the Black Book of Carmarthen.

Mi a wum

verse

7 st.

beg. Mi a wum lle Ilas guendolev

Medieval Welsh poem of 7 englynion, each beginning Mi a wum lle llas... (‘I have been where [...] was/were slain’). It is attested in the Black Book of Carmarthen, following Ymddiddan Gwyddno Garanhir a Gwyn ap Nudd (‘The conversation of Gwyddno Garanhir and Gwyn ap Nudd’) without a visual break. It is not entirely clear if the present piece should be regarded as a separate composition or a part of the previous conversation.

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.

Moliant Cadwallon

form undefined

Early Welsh poem in honour of Cadwallon ap Cadfan, king of Gwynedd, who died in 634.

Nine Juvencus englynion

verse

9 st.

Oer oedd weled urddolion

verse

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.

Preiddeu Annwn

verse

beg. Golychaf wledic / pendeuic gwlat ri

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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Prif gyuarch geluyd

verse

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.

Prifuardd cyffredin

verse

beg. Prifuardd cyffredin / wyf i i Elphin

Welsh prophetic poem found in the second story of Hanes Taliesin and sometimes known itself as Hanes Taliesin.

Ren nef ry'm awyr dy wedi

verse

beg. Ren nef ry'm awyr dy wedi

Penitential poem in the Book of Taliesin

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