Gruffudd Gryg
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Gruffudd Gryg was a Welsh
poet from Anglesey
, North Wales
.
A number of Gruffud's poems have survived including poems to a wave during his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
and to an April moon. Also extant are the debate poems between Gruffudd and his contemporary poet and friend Dafydd ap Gwilym
. He also composed two elegies for Dafydd ap Gwilym.
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
poet from Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, North Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
A number of Gruffud's poems have survived including poems to a wave during his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
and to an April moon. Also extant are the debate poems between Gruffudd and his contemporary poet and friend Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym
Dafydd ap Gwilym , is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd ap Gwilym (c. 1315/1320 – c. 1350/1370), is regarded as one of the leading Welsh poets and amongst the great poets of Europe in the Middle Ages. Dafydd ap Gwilym...
. He also composed two elegies for Dafydd ap Gwilym.