Rhisiart ap Rhys
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Rhisiart ap Rhys was a Welsh language
poet from the cwmwd of Tir Iarll
, Glamorgan
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He was the son of Rhys Brydydd
and nephew, in all probability, to the poet Gwilym Tew
. 36 of his poems are extant.
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 the cwmwd of Tir Iarll
Tir Iarll
Tir Iarll , is the traditional name of an area of Glamorgan, Wales, which has long had a particular resonance in Welsh culture....
, Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
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He was the son of Rhys Brydydd
Rhys Brydydd
Rhys Brydydd was a Welsh language poet from Tir Iarll, Glamorgan, south Wales.Only four of his compositions survive, all of them cywyddau.He was either the brother or father of Gwilym Tew and the father of the poet Rhisiart ap Rhys....
and nephew, in all probability, to the poet Gwilym Tew
Gwilym Tew
Gwilym Tew was a Welsh language poet and manuscript copyist from Tir Iarll, Glamorgan.It is probable that his father was the poet, Rhys Brydydd, and that another poet of the same family, Rhisiart ap Rhys, was his nephew....
. 36 of his poems are extant.