Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal

Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal

Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal (?1430 - ?1480) was a Welsh poet. He composed primarily in Welsh, but was also responsible for the first known poem in the English language written by a Welshman.

The "Hymn to the Virgin" was written by Ieuan at Oxford in about 1470.


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