Rhisiart ap Rhys (fl. c. 1495 – c. 1510) was a
Welsh-language poet from the
cwmwd
A commote ( Welsh ''cwmwd'', sometimes spelt in older documents as ''cymwd'', plural ''cymydau'', less frequently ''cymydoedd'')''Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru'' (University of Wales Dictionary), p. 643 was a secular division of land in Medieval W ...
of
Tir Iarll
Tir Iarll (meaning "Earl's Land" in English; ), is the traditional name of an area of Glamorgan, Wales, which has long had a particular resonance in Welsh culture.
In medieval times Tir Iarll was a cwmwd covering the present-day parishes of Lla ...
,
Glamorgan
, HQ = Cardiff
, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
, Origin=
, Code = GLA
, CodeName = Chapman code
, Replace =
* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
* South Glamorgan
, Mot ...
.
He was the son of
Rhys Brydydd and nephew, in all probability, to the poet
Gwilym Tew
Gwilym Tew (fl. 1460 – 1480) was a Welsh-language poet and manuscript copyist from Tir Iarll, Glamorgan
, HQ = Cardiff
, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
, Origin=
, Code = GLA
, CodeNa ...
. 36 of his poems are extant.
Bibliography
*Eurys I. Roland (ed.), ''Gwaith Rhys Brydydd a Rhisiart ap Rhys'' (Cardiff, 1976)
Year of birth uncertain
Year of death unknown
15th-century Welsh poets
16th-century Welsh poets
Welsh male poets
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