Bedo Hafesp
Bedo Hafesp (fl. 1568–1585) was a Welsh poet from Montgomeryshire.
A large scale eisteddfod, festival of traditional bardic crafts, was held for the second time in 1568 at Caerwys, as authorized by Queen Elizabeth I.[1] Hafesp was a top ranked competitor there.[2] He wrote poems about important community members, including memorials to Siôn Gruffydd of Llŷn (1585)[2] and Dafydd ap Dafydd Llwyd.[3]
His surname was derived from a place,[4] Aberhafesp, a parish in Montgomeryshire.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Caerwys Eisteddfodau of 1523 and 1567/8". Mostyn Estates. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Bedo Hafesp". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Dafydd ap Dafydd Llwyd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ George Owen (1892). The Description of Penbrokshire. C.J. Clark. p. 222.
- ^ Lewis Morris; Cambrian Archaeological Association (1878). Celtic Remains. J. Parker. p. 240.