Ieuan Ddu ab Dafydd ab Owain
Ieuan Ddu ab Dafydd ab Owain (fl. 1440–1480), was a Welsh poet, also known as Ieuan Dafydd Ddu and Ieuan Dafydd ab Owain.
He resided at or near Aberdare, Glamorganshire, and, being a gentleman of large estate, was a generous patron of the bards.[1] The first lines of some of his poems are given in Moses Williams's `Repertorium Poeticum,' London, 1726, 8vo.
References[]
- ^ Owen, Cambrian Biography, s.v.
. Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Categories:
- 15th-century Welsh poets
- Medieval Welsh poets
- 15th-century Welsh writers
- People from Aberdare