Poetry from the early 14th century to the 1600s is also largely praise poetry, though with the death of the last native Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282, royal bardic patronage ceased.

A glossary of some of the trickier terms used in the explanation of early Welsh literature. Last updated: 20 October 2009 The poets of the nobility, otherwise known as the Poets of the Noblemen or ...

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