Gruffudd Llwyd (fl. c.1380–1410) was a

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poet. Gruffudd was the nephew of the poet Hywel ab Einion Lygliw and the bardic tutor of

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. Gruffudd composed poems on themes of love and religion. His surviving work is characterised with the anti-English sentiment leading up to the rebellion led by

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References

*Henry Lewis, Thomas Roberts ac Ifor Williams (ed.), ''Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill, 1350-1450'' (Bangor, 1925; Cardiff, 1937) * Rhiannon Ifans (ed.), ''Gwaith Gruffudd Llwyd a'r Llygliwiaid eraill'' (University of Wales, 2000) Welsh-language poets 14th-century Welsh poets 15th-century Welsh poets Year of birth uncertain 1410 deaths {{Wales-writer-stub