Dafydd Benwyn was a 16th-century poet, from

Glamorganshire Glamorgan (), or sometimes Glamorganshire ( or ), was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It is located in the south of Wales. Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying bo ...

, Wales. He is thought to have been possibly the most prolific of the bards of Glamorganshire, and two quite large collections of his ''awdlau'' and ''cywyddau'' are known to survive. They include a number of works written in praise of, and containing the genealogies of, some of the wealthiest families of Glamorganshire and

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, and are quite important in this respect.

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Welsh male poets 16th-century Welsh poets Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown {{Wales-poet-stub