Deio ab Ieuan Du
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Deio ab Ieuan Du was a Welsh language
poet from Ceredigion
, west Wales
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Deio composed eulogies to the nobility of the area, including Gruffydd Fychan, a supporter of Jasper Tudor.
His works were edited in 1992 by A. Eleri Davies along with those of Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen
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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 Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
, west 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...
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Deio composed eulogies to the nobility of the area, including Gruffydd Fychan, a supporter of Jasper Tudor.
His works were edited in 1992 by A. Eleri Davies along with those of Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen
Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen
Gwilym ab Ieuan Hen was a Welsh language poet during the time of the Beirdd yr Uchelwyr, the professional "Poets of the Nobility".In common with other poets of the era, some of his work consists of praise-poems addressed to his patrons...
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