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Alis Wen
Alis ferch Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan or Alis Wen ("Alice the White"; 1520–?) was a 16th-century poet who wrote in Welsh. She wrote several '' englynion'' on matters of her personal and family life, and a '' cywydd'' aimed at reconciling two men. Biography She was the daughter of the "gentleman poet" Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan ( 1485–1553) of Llannerch and his first wife Sioned ferch Rhisiart ab Hywel of Mostyn (died 1540). Her two sisters, Catrin and Gwen, were also poets. Alis composed a series of '' englynion'' discussing the kind of husband which she wished to marry and commenting on her father's second marriage in old age, and a '' cywydd'' to reconcile Dafydd Llwyd Llydan and Grigor y Moch. She married David Lloyd ap Rhys of Vaynol in about 1540. They had four children: * John Lloyd (died 1615), registrar of the diocese of St Asaph * Thomas Lloyd of Vaynol (died 1602) * William Lloyd, rector of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llanfechain and Llan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanwrin
Llanwrin () is a small village in the valley of the Afon Dyfi in Powys about two miles north-east of Machynlleth. History and background Historically, it was in the county of Montgomeryshire ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn). The village is named after its church, dedicated to St. Gwrin, which dates from late medieval times and was last restored in 1864. The nearby historically significant house of Mathafarn dates back to at least 1485. Once a thriving community with its own Blacksmiths, Public House and village shop, all long since closed, in recent years the village has been a collection of houses stretched along the B4404 road. Straw man Llanwrin is known locally, for its various Straw man characters which are located from time to time on the small triangle shaped village green. Image:Strawman & Dog.jpg, The Strawman A straw man (sometimes written as strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument, whereas the real subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century Welsh Women Writers
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
