A new book, Depicting St David, seeks to foster a better understanding of the images of St David in all their colour and variety. Images of St David can be found in many of the nation’s churches, mainly in the form of nineteenth and twentieth-century stained glass and sculpture. This book is the first to…
Two poems to St David now published Iolo Goch, Mawl i Ddewi Sant This long cywydd by one of the foremost poets of the fourteenth century is a clear indication of the national importance of the cult of St David. Iolo Goch was a poet from north-east Wales, and in stating his intention to undertake…
This is ‘Canu i Gadfan’ (a song for Cadfan), an extensive poem (178 lines) sung by Llywelyn Fardd about 1150. It is the earliest of three poems composed by twelfth-century Welsh poets to the saints: ’Canu Tylisio’ by Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr and ‘Canu i Ddewi’ by Gwynfardd Brycheiniog will appear shortly on the website. ‘Canu…
