Gwynfardd Brycheiniog (fl. c. 1170–80) was a

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poet. Gwynfardd is noted for his eulogies in praise of

Saint David Saint David ( cy, Dewi Sant; la, Davidus; ) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail ab ...

and the

Lord Rhys Rhys ap Gruffydd, commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh ''Yr Arglwydd Rhys'' (c. 1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197 and native Prince of Wales. It was believed that he ...

References

*J Lloyd-Jones, 'The Court Poets of the Welsh Princes', Proceedings of the British Academy, 1948 12th-century deaths Welsh-language poets People from Powys 12th-century Welsh poets Year of birth unknown 12th-century Welsh writers {{Wales-writer-stub