Ieuan ap Hywel Swrdwal (?1430 - ?1480) was a Welsh poet, from Norman stock. He composed primarily in Welsh, but was also responsible for the first known poem in the English language written by a Welshman.
The Hymn to the Virgin was written by Ieuan at Oxford in about 1470 and uses Welsh orthography; for exampl:
O mighti ladi, owr leding - tw haf
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- At hefn owr abeiding:
- Yntw ddy ffast eferlasting
- I set a braents ws tw bring.
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Modern spelling:
O, mighty Lady, our leading, - to have
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- At heaven our abiding:
- Unto Thy vast everlasting
- I set a braents (?) us to bring.
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| Name | Swrdwal, Ieuan Ap Hywel |
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| Short description | Welsh poet |
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