DAFYDD ap IEUAN (IFAN) ab OWEN (fl. 1560, poet
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet
Area of activity: Poetry
Author: Benjamin George Owens
Fl. 1560, according to NLW MS 606E ). His poetry associates him with Harlech, and, more especially, with Trawsfynydd. Cywyddau and an englyn by him are preserved in Cwrtmawr MS 238B , Cwrtmawr MS 244B , NLW MS 643B , NLW MS 666C , NLW MS 3487E , and B.M. Add. MSS. 14966, 14985; among them is an englyn to the town of Harlech, and a 'cywydd of remonstrance against the world written by a man who had sold his land,' that is Hendre-fawr, Trawsfynydd.
Author
- Benjamin George Owens
Published date: 1959
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