Meilyr ap Gwalchmai
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Meilyr ap Gwalchmai was the son of the Welsh
poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr
(fl.
1130 - 1180) and brother of another poet, Einion ap Gwalchmai
. His surviving work is religious in nature.
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 Gwalchmai ap Meilyr
Gwalchmai ap Meilyr
Gwalchmai ap Meilyr was a Welsh language court poet from Ynys Môn who composed poems in praise of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd, and his brothers. He was the son of another poet, Meilyr Brydydd, and father of the poets Meilyr ap Gwalchmai and Einion ap Gwalchmai...
(fl.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1130 - 1180) and brother of another poet, Einion ap Gwalchmai
Einion ap Gwalchmai
The Welsh court poet Einion ap Gwalchmai was the son of the poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr and brother of the poet Meilyr ap Gwalchmai. He lived in Gwynedd. Some lines of a praise poem to Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of Gwynedd, have survived, together with three impressive religious awdlau .The Welsh...
. His surviving work is religious in nature.