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Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug

1350 – 1371

Welsh poet

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Lived 1350 – 1371 (aged 20–21). Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug was a poet and canon.

Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug (died 1371), also known as Dafydd Ddu Athro o Hiraddug, was a Welsh language poet, grammarian, and Roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Llanelwy (St Asaph). He was once believed to be the son of a certain Hywel ap Madog of Tremeirchion, but this has now been disproven.

Dafydd composed poems on religious themes; his surviving work includes poems on the Ten Commandments, Salvation, and on the ephemeracy of human life and of God's judgement to come after death. Dafydd is also thought to be the composer of the (Mary's Service), a poetical translation of the Latin "Horae beatae Mariae virginis" (a Book of Hours) into Welsh.

Dafydd's greatest fame lies with his revised edition of the or bardic grammar of Einion Offeiriad.

Dafydd was probably buried in Dyserth, north Wales.

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Important facts

Born
1350, Cwm
Birth century
Died
1371
Occupation
Also known as
Dafydd Ddu Athro Hiraddug, Dafydd Ddu Athro o Hiraddug, Dafydd Ddu Hiraddug

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug?

Welsh poet

When was Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug born?

Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug was born in 1350 in Cwm.

When did Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug die?

Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug died in 1371.

What was Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug's occupation?

Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug was a poet and canon.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug

· Wikidata: Q5208379

· DBpedia: Dafydd Ddu o Hiraddug

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