An awdl is a long poem written in Welsh in one of the twenty-four strict metres, using
A famous example is the awdl [http://cy.wikisource.org/wiki/Yr_Arwr "Yr Arwr"] , by
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awdl — /owˈdl/ (Welsh) noun A Welsh ode conforming to the strict metrical, alliterative and internal rhyming conventions of traditional bardic verse … Useful english dictionary
awdl — ▪ Welsh literature plural awdlau, in Welsh verse, a long ode written in cynghanedd (a complex system of alliteration and internal rhyme) and in one or more of the 24 strict bardic metres, though only 4 bardic metres are commonly used.… … Universalium
awdl — noun A long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty four strict meters … Wiktionary
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List of Welsh language poets (6th century to c.1600) — See also Welsh language poetry has, until quite recently, been regulated by specific verse forms (Canu Caeth), with the encouragement of the eisteddfod movement. The following list is as inclusive as possible for the years prior to 1600. It… … Wikipedia
Lewys Glyn Cothi — (Llywelyn y Glyn) (fl. 1447–1486) A wandering Welsh bard of the late 15th century, Lewys Glyn Cothi was known for his Welsh nationalism during a period of oppressive British laws, and also for his partisan verse composed during the War of the… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) — Daniel Evans (1792 – 28 March 1846), better known by his pseudonym, Daniel Ddu o Geredigion, was a Welsh language poet. Life Evans was born at Maesymynach, a farm in the parish of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire … Wikipedia
Celtic literature — Introduction the body of writings composed in Gaelic and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh and its sister languages, Breton and Cornish. For writings in English by Irish, Scottish, and Welsh authors, see… … Universalium
Gwalia — is an archaic Welsh name for Wales. It dervies from the Medieval Latin Wallia , which in turn is a Latinisation of the English Wales . (For the Germanic etymology of this name see Walha.) Although never as widely used as Cymru , Gwalia was once… … Wikipedia
Hywel Foel ap Griffri ap Pwyll Wyddel — (fl. c. 1240 1300) was a Welsh language court poet. Hywel Foel’s only surviving work is an awdl which laments the capture and imprisonment of Owain ap Gruffudd at Dolbadarn Castle. The text of this awdl is preserved in the Hendregadredd… … Wikipedia
