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CYNGEN, (bu farw 855), prince elaborate memorial, of a well-known Mercian pattern, to his great-grandfather, Elise, who is declared, in a lengthy inscription, to have delivered Powys (about 725) from the power of the English. Very little of this inscription can now be read, but it was recorded much more fully by Edward Lhuyd in 1696 and his transcript forms the basis of modern discussion. For the most recent account, see Archæologia
DAFYDD ab IFAN ab EINION (fl. 1440-1468), soldier and commander of Harlech Castle during the Wars of the Roses Harlech in Dafydd's keeping. The castle now became a refuge for prominent English Lancastrian partisans, and a convenient link between Margaret and her supporters. Dafydd was repeatedly called upon to surrender, though no active steps were taken to enforce the summons. However, when Jasper Tudor landed with a Lancastrian force at Barmouth (June 1468), Edward IV sent William (lord) Herbert with a
DAFYDD ab OWAIN GWYNEDD (bu farw 1203), king of Gwynedd into that eastern half of Gwynedd, where he could rely on Norman help. The change was unwelcome to the Anglesey poet, Gwalchmai, who bemoans the loss of his patron, Dafydd, since Rhodri, who is now ruler in the island, has no use for his gifts. Some compensation came in 1177, when, at the conference with Henry II at Oxford, Emma's husband was gratified with the bestowal of the lordships of Ellesmere
DAFYDD ap BLEDDYN (bu farw 1346), bishop the churches of Meifod, Welshpool, and Guilsfield. In 1336, with the consent of the chapter, he appropriated the church of Nantglyn to improving the income of the ten vicars of the cathedral; from the act (confirmed by the king in 1341) it appears that the south transept (now the consistory court) had just been built. Legal proceedings were taken against the bishop in 1340-1 in an attempt to limit
DAFYDD ap GWILYM (fl. 1340-1370), poet all parts of Wales : he knew Gruffudd Gryg of Anglesey and Madog Benfras of Maelor. He sang to Newborough in Anglesey, visited the cathedral at Bangor, and eulogized the dean, Hywel ap Goronwy. Men and women of noble birth in Ceredigion were also the subjects of eulogies by him. It has been generally supposed that Dafydd's chief patron was Ifor ap Llywelyn, or Ifor Hael, of Bassaleg (now in
DAFYDD AP GWILYM (c. 1315 - c. 1350), poet following centuries, and it is now very difficult to distinguish between his genuine work and that of his contemporaries who possessed similar poetic gifts. The earliest printed collection of his work, Barddoniaeth Dafydd ab Gwilym (1789), contains a substantial number of inauthentic poems, as well as fanciful stories about Dafydd's life, and it was not until the publication of the critical edition by
DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN (bu farw 1246), prince lose anything he could retain, Dafydd now resorted to delaying tactics, until, in the summer of 1241, Henry could wait no longer and led an expedition into North Wales. His progress was unexpectedly easy; an abnormal drought removed many of the usual obstacles, and the prince was forced to agree, at Gwern Eigron, near S. Asaph, on 29 August, to a peace which required him to resign all claim to the
DAFYDD NANMOR (fl. 15th century), poet concludes therefrom that he did not live long enough to witness the final triumph of his party. By now a considerable number of works by contemporaries of Dafydd Nanmor have been published and it is, consequently, necessary to reconsider the question of years and times, particularly as the amount of material at our disposal increases. One is inclined to suggest somewhat later dates - 1420 to 1485 or 1490
DAFYDD Y COED (fl. 1380), poets minor poems prove him to have been a resident of South Wales. One of his poems is a satire upon Rhayader (now in Radnorshire), and in an anonymous lampoon upon him in the ' Red Book ' (col. 1361) Llandovery is named.
DAFYDD, MEURIG (fl. second half of the 16th century), professional bard, staunch Papist, and one of the most important literary characters in Glamorgan Dafydd in the development of the bardic system pictured by Iolo himself and incorporated by him in his work on the mysteries of the bards of the Isle of Britain, are now completely discredited.
DAIMOND, ROBERT (BOB) BRIAN (1946 - 2020), civil engineer and historian in his arm, which led to its amputation. This occurred just as he was starting his 200-page Menai Suspension Bridge book, which he remarkably finished in less than nine months, typing with just his left hand. With characteristic good humour he declared that he could now use his Telford costume to also pose as Lord Nelson or Captain Hook. Bob Daimond died on 19 February 2020 at home in Llansadwrn
DANIELS, ELEANOR (1886 - 1994), actress Eleanor Daniels was born on 28 December 1886 in Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, the daughter of David Daniels, a hay merchant and publican, and his wife Margaret. She was brought up at the Fountain Inn, 36 (now 40) Thomas Street in Llanelli. The family were members of Capel Newydd Methodist chapel, and Welsh was her first language. She learnt to recite in chapel and achieved her first success in a

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