Llygad Gŵr
Llygad Gŵr (fl. 1268 or 1258 – c. 1293,[1]) was a Welsh-language poet in the court of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.
His surviving works are a sequence of five awdlau for Llwyelyn and four poems that praise the dynasty of Powys Fadog.[2]
In his poetry, he envisions Wales as a single united nation with Llywelyn as its head and supreme power: "the true king of Wales". This has been called "the most 'nationalist' poetry in Welsh before the days of Glyn Dwr"[3]
Sources[]
- Lloyd, David Myrddin (1959). "Llygad Gŵr". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- J Lloyd-Jones, 'The Court Poets of the Welsh Princes', Proceedings of the British Academy, 1948
- P I Lynch, 'Court Poetry, Power and Politics' in 'The Welsh King and His Court' p. 167-190, edited by T.M. Charles-Edwards, Morfydd E.Owen & Paul Russell, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 2000.
References[]
External links[]
- Llygad Gŵr Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Categories:
- Welsh-language poets
- 13th-century Welsh poets