MADOG DWYGRAIG (fl. c. 1370), poet,
one of the last of the ‘Gogynfeirdd’ group. A number of his awdlau remain in the ‘Red Book of Hergest’ and other MSS. They include religious and satirical poems, and also ones addressed to Hopcyn ap Thomas ab Einion (q.v.) of Ynys Dawy, Gruffudd ap Madog of Llechwedd Ystrad, and Morgan Dafydd ap Llywarch of Ystrad Tywi. A number of these were included in Myv. Arch.
Bibliography:
- Jones and Lewis, Mynegai;
- N.L.W. MS. 4973;
- M.A. (Myv. Arch.), 1870, 321-7;
- Cymru (O.J.).
Author:
Miss Ray Looker, (Mrs Ray Morgan), Cardiff / Rhymni
