Einion ap Gwgon
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Einion ap Gwgon was a Welsh language
court poet.
Einion's sole surviving poem is a eulogy to prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great
) of Gwynedd
.
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...
court poet.
Einion's sole surviving poem is a eulogy to prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great
Llywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales...
) of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Gwynedd was one petty kingdom of several Welsh successor states which emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain in the Early Middle Ages, and later evolved into a principality during the High Middle Ages. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the...
.