BLEDDYN FARDD (fl. 1268-1283), one of the bards of the independent Welsh princes

Thirteen of his odes are preserved in the NLW MS 6680B: Hendregadredd Manuscript .

He sang chiefly to the sons of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and to the chieftains of Gwynedd, but he has one ode to Rhys ap Maredudd ap Rhys of South Wales. His entire work consists of eulogies and elegies, with the exception of his 'Marwysgafn' or last confession. The earliest ode by him which can be dated is his elegy upon the death of Goronwy ab Ednyfed (died 1268), and the latest is his ode to the three sons of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, after the execution of prince David in 1283.

The Bleddyn Fardd whose elegy was composed by Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr was a different person.

Author

• Evan David Jones, (1903 - 1987)

Sources

• NLW Archives: NLW MS 6680B: Llawysgrif Hendregadredd
• J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. I
• J. E. Lloyd, A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest (London 1911), Vol. II
• J. Lloyd-Jones, Geirfa Barddoniaeth Gynnar Gymraeg (1931)
• J. Vendryes, 'Poemes de Bleddyn Vardd,' in Revue Celtique (1870–1934), xlix, 189-264

Further Reading

• Rhian M. Andrews (ed.), Gwaith Bleddyn Fardd a beirdd eraill ail hanner y drydedd ganrif ar ddeg (Caerdydd 1996)
• Wikipedia Article: Bleddyn Fardd

Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q3331138

Published date: 1959

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