Hywel Foel ap Griffri ap Pwyll Wyddel (fl. c. 1240–1300) was a
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has ...
court poet.
Hywel Foel's only surviving work is an ''
awdl
In Welsh poetry, an ''awdl'' () is a long poem in strict metre (i.e. ''cynghanedd''). Originally, an ''awdl'' could be a relatively short poem unified by its use of a single end-rhyme (the word is related to ''odl'', "rhyme"), using cynghanedd; ...
'' which laments the capture and imprisonment of
Owain ap Gruffudd at
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle ( ; cy, Castell Dolbadarn ) is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales. The castle was important both militarily and a ...
. The text of this ''awdl'' is preserved in the
Hendregadredd manuscript and is noted for being one of the earliest direct references to
Snowdonia
Snowdonia or Eryri (), is a mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of in area. It was the first to be designated of the three national parks in Wales, in 1951.
Name and extent
It was a commonly held belief that the na ...
(Welsh: ''Eryri'') in
Welsh poetry
Welsh poetry refers to poetry of the Welsh people or nation. This includes poetry written in Welsh, poetry written in English by Welsh or Wales based poets, poetry written in Wales in other languages or poetry by Welsh poets around the world.
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.
Bibliography
*Rhian M. Andrews ''et al.'' (ed.), ''Gwaith Bleddyn Fardd a beirdd eraill ail hanner y drydedd ganrif ar ddeg'' (Aberystwyth, 1996)
Welsh-language poets
13th-century Welsh poets
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death missing
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