Llygad Gwr
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Llygad Gŵr was a Welsh-language
poet in the court of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
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In his poems, he envisions Wales
as a single united nation with Llywelyn as its head and supreme power: “the true king of Wales.”
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
poet in the court of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
Llywelyn the Last
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd or Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf , sometimes rendered as Llywelyn II, was the last prince of an independent Wales before its conquest by Edward I of England....
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In his poems, he envisions Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
as a single united nation with Llywelyn as its head and supreme power: “the true king of Wales.”