Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen
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Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen (fl. c. 1350-1390) was a Welsh language
court poet from Merionethshire
, in the north west of Wales.
Llywelyn is credited, along with Iolo Goch
, with introducing and popularizing the cywydd
metre in the north of Wales.
Llywelyn is particularly noted for his elegy
to his dead mistress, Marwnad Lleucu Llwyd (Elegy for Lleucu Llwyd).
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 from Merionethshire
Merionethshire
Merionethshire is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, a vice county and a former administrative county.The administrative county of Merioneth, created under the Local Government Act 1888, was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974...
, in the north west of Wales.
Llywelyn is credited, along with Iolo Goch
Iolo Goch
Iolo Goch , , was a medieval Welsh poet or bard who composed poems addressed to Owain Glyndŵr, among others.- Lineage :...
, with introducing and popularizing the cywydd
Cywydd
The cywydd is one of the most important metrical forms in Welsh traditional poetry.There are a variety of forms of the cywydd, but the word on its own is generally used to refer to the cywydd deuair hirion as it is by far the most common type.The first recorded examples of the cywydd date from the...
metre in the north of Wales.
Llywelyn is particularly noted for his elegy
Elegy
In literature, an elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.-History:The Greek term elegeia originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter, including epitaphs for tombs...
to his dead mistress, Marwnad Lleucu Llwyd (Elegy for Lleucu Llwyd).