About Dafydd Alaw
Dafydd Alaw was a poet.
Dafydd Alaw was a Welsh poet about whom little is known. He is thought to have been a native of the Isle of Anglesey and a bardic disciple of Lewys Môn (as he commemorated him in an elegy). His surviving works are mainly cywyddau and awdlau which praise members of some of the principal county families of Anglesey.
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Who was Dafydd Alaw?
Anglesey poet
When was Dafydd Alaw born?
Dafydd Alaw was born in Anglesey.
What was Dafydd Alaw's occupation?
Dafydd Alaw was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dafydd Alaw. https://biography.guide/dafydd-alaw/
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