IEUAN TEW.
Two poets bore this name: (1) IEUAN TEW BRYDYDD HEN (fl. c. 1400-40), a native of Kidwelly, Carms., and (2) IEUAN TEW BRYDYDD IEUANC, a native of Arwystli, Mont., who fl. c. 1560-90, graduated at the eisteddfod held at Caerwys in 1568 — Pen. MSS. 121 (215) and 132 (61) — and is said to have been buried at Llanidloes.
A large number of their poems remain in manuscript, but it is often difficult to distinguish between the poems of the two respective poets. A bardic controversy, or ymryson, occurred between the elder and the Mastr Harri (q.v.), and between the younger and Bedo Hafesp (q.v.); he also took part in another, together with the three poets, Siôn Phylip, Wiliam Llŷn, and Hywel Ceiriog, against Wiliam Cynwal and Huw Llŷn.
Bibliography:
- R.W.M.;
- Bodewryd MS. 1;
- Brogyntyn MS. 1, 2, 5;
- Cwrtmawr MSS. 129, 200, 206, 242, 243, 244, 454, 467;
- Esgair MS. 43;
- Gwysaney MS. 25;
- N.L.W. MSS. 16, 253, 552, 560, 566, 643, 644, 675, 719, 832, 834, 1024, 1246, 1247, 1559, 2026, 2691, 3487, 4710, 5265, 5269, 5272, 5273, 6146, 6496, 6499, 6511, 6681, 10893, 11816, 13061, 13062, 13063, 13064, 13070, 13071, 13079, 13167, 13180;
- Sotheby MS. C. 3;
- Blackwell;
- William Owen Pughe, Cambr. Biog.;
- Em. W.;
- R. Williams, Mont. Worthies;
- Mont. Coll., xi, 243;
- J. Davies, Dictionarium Duplex.
Author:
Miss Ray Looker, (Mrs Ray Morgan), Cardiff / Rhymni
