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HUW CEIRIOG (fl. c. 1560-1600), poet eisteddfod. The following manuscripts contain examples of his work: B.M. Add. MS. 14894; Cardiff MS. 63; Llanstephan MS 118; NLW MS 3048D; NLW MS 6496C, NLW MS 8330B; Peniarth MS 84 (Llyfr Dafydd Cayo), Peniarth MS 104. The name Hywel Ceiriog appears instead of Huw in some manuscript lists of the 1568 Caerwys graduate poets (e.g. Peniarth MS 121 (215), Peniarth MS 144 (268)); and a bardic controversy
HUW LLŶN (fl. c. 1552-1594), poet Mawddwy, and another between him and Wiliam Cynwal and four other poets, Wiliam Llŷn, Ieuan Tew, Siôn Phylip and Hywel Ceiriog. An example of his handwriting is found in Llanstephan MS 40 (149-156).
HUW MACHNO (fl. 1585-1637), poet Son of Owen ap Ieuan ap Siôn of Penmachno, Caernarfonshire, descended from Dafydd Goch of Penmachno, an illegitimate son of David, prince of Wales. His mother was Margaret, daughter of Robert ap Rhys ap Hywel. The date of his birth is not known, but he is said to have died in 1637, and a gravestone inscribed ' H.M. obiit 1637,' in Penmachno churchyard, is believed to be his. He appears to have
HWMFFRE ap HYWEL (fl. first half of the 17th century), poet
HWMFFRE HYWEL - gweler HWMFFRE ap HYWEL
HYWEL ab EDWIN (bu farw 1044), king of Deheubarth son of Edwin ab Einion and great-grandson of Hywel Dda. When, in 1033, the usurper, Rhydderch ap Iestyn died, Hywel and his brother Maredudd, as senior heirs of Hywel Dda, became joint kings of Deheubarth. Maredudd's death in 1035 left Hywel sole ruler, and on him fell the brunt of defending the south against the Vikings and the northern usurper, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn. Expelled by Gruffudd in 1042
HYWEL ab EINION LLYGLIW (fl. 1330-1370), poet and uncle to Gruffudd Llwyd ap Dafydd ab Einion Llygliw. Nothing is known about him, but his love poem addressed to Myfanwy Fychan of Castell Dinas Bran, Llangollen, is preserved in NLW MS 1553A (275), NLW MS 4973B (369b), NLW MS 6209E (216), and published in The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales; for an English translation see T. Pennant, Tours in Wales. The poet is named Hywel ab Einion of Maelor
HYWEL ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (bu farw 1170), soldier and poet The natural son of Owain Gwynedd by Pyfog, an Irishwoman. Hywel played a leading part in the occupation of Ceredigion by the house of Gwynedd. His father assigned southern Ceredigion to him in 1139. There was continual strife between him and his uncle Cadwaladr who held northern Ceredigion and Meirionydd. In 1143 Hywel drove his uncle out of Ceredigion. In 1144 there was a reconciliation and
HYWEL AEDDREM - gweler HYWEL AERDDREN
HYWEL AEDDREN - gweler HYWEL AERDDREN
HYWEL AERDDREN or AEDDREN or AEDDREM (fl. c. 1540-1570?), poet No details are known of his life. There is in the parish of Llangwm, Denbighshire, a place named Aeddren, of which Bedo Aeddren was a native. It appears that Hywel, too, may have lived there. It is not known whether any connection existed between the two poets. A few of his cywyddau exist in manuscript, but it is impossible to assess his dates from them.
HYWEL ap 'Syr' MATHEW (bu farw 1581), poet, genealogist, and soldier

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