Dafydd Gorlech (c. 1410 – c. 1490) was a
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...
poet.
Dafydd's poetry is characterised by prophetic themes. His other surviving work suggests that he was captured alongside Sir Roger Vaughan by
Jasper Tudor
Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (c. November 143121 December 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and a leading architect of his nephew's successful accession to the throne in 1485. He was a member of the Tudor family of Penmynydd.
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. Sir Roger was executed whereas Dafydd survived.
Bibliography
*Erwain H. Rheinallt (ed.), ''Gwaith Dafydd Gorlech'' (University of Wales, 1997)
Welsh-language poets
15th-century Welsh poets
Year of birth uncertain
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