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Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch

  • fl. 14th century
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Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch was a fourteenth century Welsh scribe. He was a man with clerical training who knew Latin and was able to edit and organize a book. He also wrote lawbooks.  Hywel Fychan is most famous for being the chief scribe of the Red Book of Hergest (Oxford, Jesus College, MS 111). He is also connected to Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 11; Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 27 (Llyfr Coch Talgarth); and Philadelphia, Library Company, MS 8680.O. He furthermore made a contribution to the Culchwch ac Olwen-text of the White Book of Rhydderch (Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth 4-5) on folio 83v.
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 27 = part of Llyfr Coch Talgarth (Red Book of Talgarth) [c.1400]
scribes:Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 11 = Ystoryaeu Seint Greal [s. xivex/xvin]
scribes:Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 12 ff. 39r-58v [s. xivex/xvin]
scribes:Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Cardiff, Central Library, MS 3.242 2, pp. 101-112 [s. xivex/xvin]
scribes:Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Oxford, Jesus College, MS 111 = Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch Hergest) [s. xiv-xv]
scribes:Anonymous ... scribe I of Llyfr Coch HergestAnonymous ... scribe of Llyfr TegHywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Philadelphia, Library Company, MS 8680.O [s. xivex–xvi2]
scribes:Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch
Later, secondary hand:
Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 4 = Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, part 2 [c. 1350]


See also: Hopcyn ap Tomas ab Einion
Hopcyn ap Tomas ab Einion
(fl. 1337–1408)
Welsh nobleman and patron.
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Charles-Edwards, Gifford, “The scribes of the Red Book of Hergest”, National Library of Wales Journal 21:3 (Haf, 1980): 246–256.
Welsh Journals Online: <link>
Williams, Griffith John, Traddodiad llenyddol Morgannwg, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1948.
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