Rhys Nanmor (
fl. 1480–1513) 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 ...
poet who lived in
Nanmor
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales.
The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modernmost old documentfrom the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor.
It ...
, near
Beddgelert
Beddgelert () is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 455, and includes Nantmor and Nant Gwynant. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound ...
in
North Wales
North Wales ( cy, Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders Mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdonia N ...
.
Among his surviving work is a prophecy to King
Henry VII of England
Henry VII (28 January 1457 – 21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Henry's mother, Margaret Beauf ...
and an elegy on the death of
Arthur, Prince of Wales, who died in 1502.
Rhys was a family poet of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, and is thought to have been the bardic pupil of
Dafydd Nanmor
Dafydd Nanmor ( fl. 1450 – 1490) was a Welsh language poet born at Nanmor (or Nantmor), in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. He is one of the most significant poets of this period.
It is said that he was exiled to south Wales for overstepping the mar ...
.
References
Thomas Roberts and Ifor Williams, ''The poetical works of Dafydd Nanmor'', Cardiff, 1923
External links
A biography
Welsh-language poets
16th-century Welsh poets
16th-century male writers
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