Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal
Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal (?1430 – ?1480) was a
The Hymn to the Virgin was written by Ieuan at
O michti ladi, owr leding/ tw haf |
O, mighty lady, our leading/ to have |
The poem consists of 96 lines in 13 stanzas. It is an address to Christ through the Virgin Mary.
An alternative claim for the first poem in English written by a Welshman is made for John Clanvowe's The Book of Cupid, God of Love or The Cuckoo and the Nightingale, a long love poem based on The Owl and the Nightingale.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0708313833.
- ^ Garlick, Raymond, and Roland Mathias, Anglo-Welsh Poetry 1480–1990. Bridgend: Seren, 1995, p. 45
- ^ Garlick & Mathias, p. 47.
Garlick, Raymond, and Roland Mathias. Anglo-Welsh Poetry 1480–1990 (Bridgend: Seren, 1995).