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Seithwyr y buam, dinam, – digythrudd,
Digyfludd eu cyflam,
Seithwyr ffyrf ffo ddiadlam,
Saith gynt ni gymerynt gam.
Can eddyw Hywel, hwyl ddi-oddef – cad
(Cydfuam gyd ag ef),
Handym oll goll gyfaddef,
Handid tegach teulu nef.
--
Seven we were, faultless and fearless men, Unchecked in our attack. Seven firm men, strangers to flight, Seven who once endured no injury. Now Hywel is gone, who gladly bore a fight; Once we were joined with him. Now, we confess, we all are lost And heaven's host is fairer than before.
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Peryf ap Cedifor "Marwnad Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd" (The Killing of Hywel ab Owain), line 5; translation from Carl Lofmark Bards and Heroes (Felinfach: Llanerch, 1989) p. 80

 

Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd

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