Dafydd Alaw

Dafydd Alaw (fl. 1550) was a Welsh poet about whom little is known. He is thought to have been a native of the Isle of Anglesey and a bardic disciple of Lewys Môn (as he commemorated him in an elegy).[1] His surviving works (c. 1535–70) are mainly cywyddau and awdlau which praise members of some of the principal county families of Anglesey.[2]

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  1. ^ (NLW MS. (1553) Llanst. MSS. (123, 125, and 133)
  2. ^ "Dafydd Alaw". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2016.