Gruffudd
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Gruffudd may refer to the following people from Wales:
- Gruffudd ab AddaGruffudd ab AddaGruffudd ab Adda was a Welsh language poet and musician. Gruffudd was a contemporary of Dafydd ap Gwilym, whose death he mourned in elegy.-See also:*...
(fl. mid 14th century) was a Welsh language poet and musician - Gruffudd ab Owain GlyndŵrGruffudd ab Owain GlyndwrGruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr (c.1375-c.1412 was the eldest son of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr the disinherited Prince of the old Royal house of Powys Fadog who led a major revolt in Wales between 1400 and c.1416.- Early life :...
(c.1375-c.1412) led a major revolt in Wales - Gruffudd ab yr Ynad CochGruffudd ab yr Ynad CochGruffudd ab yr Ynad Coch was a Welsh court poet.Gruffudd composed a number of poems on the theme of religion. His greatest fame however, lies with his moving elegy for Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales, which is widely considered to be one of the finest poems in Welsh and medieval European...
(1277–1282), a Welsh court poet - Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain GwyneddGruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain GwyneddGruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain Gwynedd was the grandson of Owain Gwynedd a famous king of Gwynedd and ruler of most of Wales in the 12th century. The longer patronymic form of his name is usually used to distinguish him from the earlier and better-known Gruffudd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd.He was born...
, the grandson of the king of Gwynedd - Gruffudd GrygGruffudd GrygGruffudd 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...
(1340–1380), a Welsh poet from Anglesey, North Wales - Gruffudd HiraethogGruffudd HiraethogGruffudd Hiraethog was a Welsh language poet, born in Llangollen, north-east Wales.Gruffudd was one of the foremost poets of the sixteenth century to use the cywydd metre. He was a prolific author and gifted scholar...
(died 1564), a Welsh language poet - Gruffudd LlwydGruffudd LlwydGruffudd Llwyd was a Welsh language poet.Gruffudd was the nephew of the poet Hywel ab Einion Lygliw and the bardic tutor of Rhys Goch Eryri.Gruffudd composed poems on themes of love and religion...
(1380–1410), a Welsh language poet - Ioan GruffuddIoan GruffuddIoan Gruffudd is a Welsh actor.Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he started off in Welsh language film productions, then came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic , and as Lt. John Beales in Black Hawk Down...
(born 1973), a Welsh actor - Rhodri ap GruffuddRhodri ap GruffuddRhodri ap Gruffudd was the third or fourth son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. He was the younger brother of both Llywelyn the Last of Gwynedd, Prince of Wales) and of Owain Goch ap Gruffydd...
(1230–1315), the third or fourth son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr - Sir Gruffudd VychanSir Gruffudd VychanSir Gruffudd Vychan was a Welsh knight who supported the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr against the English, captured the Lollard John Oldcastle and was finally executed after the murder of Sir Christopher Talbot.-Family:...
, (born 1395), Lord of Burgedin, Treflydan, Garth and Gearfawr, Wales
See also
- Griffith (name)Griffith (name)Griffith, and its Welsh form Gruffydd, is a name of Welsh origin that may be used as a personal name or surname, with or without the s as in Griffiths. The name has many variations as a result of the natural evolution of the name in Welsh, as well as the translation of the name from Welsh into both...
- Griffith (surname)Griffith (surname)Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded example of the surname was "Gryffyth" in 1295, but the given name is older...
- GriffithsGriffithsGriffiths is a surname with Welsh origins, as in Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr. People called Griffiths recorded here include:* Albert Griffiths , better known as Young Griffo, boxing champion...
- Gruffydd (disambiguation)