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- Born:
- before 1440, Nanmor, Merioneth, Wales
- Died:
- c. 1490, Whitland, Carmarthenshire?
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Dafydd Nanmor
Welsh poet
Dafydd Nanmor (born before 1440, Nanmor, Merioneth, Wales—died c. 1490, Whitland, Carmarthenshire?) was a Welsh poet, master of the cywydd form (characterized by rhyming couplets), whose poems express his belief in tradition and aristocracy. Many of his poems reflect his support of the political aspirations of the Tudors; others are refined love poems. Among his finest cywyddau are his elaborate description of a girl’s hair and his celebration of the lineage of Rhys ap Rhydderch. The Poetical Works of Dafydd Nanmor, edited by Thomas Roberts and Ifor Williams, appeared in 1923.
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