Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr | |
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Cynddelw's name (kẏndelỼ bꝛẏdẏt vaỼr) as appears in the rubrication to his elegy to Owain Gwynedd, NLW MS 6680B f. 36r | |
| Born | Cynddelw ap Trahaearn |
| Died | c. 1195 |
| Resting place | ?Strata Marcella, Mechain, Southern Powys |
| Occupation | Bard |
| Language | Middle Welsh |
| Period | Gogynfeirdd |
| Genres | |
| Literary movement | Poets of the Princes |
| Years active | c. 1155 – c. 1195 |
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| Academic work | |
| Notable students | Llywarch Brydydd y Moch |
Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr ap Trahaearn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkənðɛlu ˈbrədɨ̞ð 'mau̯r ap tra'heɨ̯.arn], fl. c. 1155 – 1195) was the court poet of Owain Cyfeiliog, Madog ap Maredudd, Owain Gwynedd, Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd, Rhys ap Gruffudd, and Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. He was the most prominent Welsh poet of the 12th century, noted for his archaising and bombastic style and proud conservatism. He was also likely the teacher of Prydydd y Moch, one of the most important Welsh poets of the thirteenth century.