List of Welsh-language Poets (6th Century To C. 1600) - Pre 6th Century

Pre 6th Century

No works by Welsh poets prior to the 6th century have survived. Tradition records:

  • Maelgwyn of Llandaff (c. 450) - said, according to one source, to have written of Joseph of Arimathea's burial at Glastonbury. However in the mid-5th century he would have spoken Brythonic, not Welsh, and as a monk would probably have written in Latin. His existence is doubtful.
  • St. Meugan (fl. c. late 5th century) - possibly a court poet to Cadwallon of Gwynedd

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