Llywelyn, ap Iorwerth, 1173-1240 (Ruler of Wales | Llywelyn the Great)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1173 - 11 April 1240
Biography
Llywelyn ab Iorwerth was a prince of Gwynedd and eventual de facto ruler over most of Wales.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Stitched booklet containing a poem titled "The fall of Llewelyn!" by Louisa Matilda Crawford, 1822-1857
Item
Identifier: Coll-1839/6/8
Scope and Contents
Stitched booklet containing a poem titled "The Fall of Llewelyn! a fragment by Mrs Crawford." With explanatory notes at the bottom of some pages and a short extract from William Robert Spencer's poem "Beth Gêlert, or the Grave of the Greyhound." The first lines read, "The sun has purpled hill and wave / And flung his golden light / On lone de balle, whose turrets brave / The storms from Snowdon's height."
Dates:
1822-1857
Two poems, titled "Dirge for Llewelyn" and "Breathe, Breathe, My Harp, That Melting Strain!" in the hand of Louisa Matilda Crawford, 1789-1857
Item
Identifier: Coll-1839/3/1/12
Scope and Contents
Two poems, titled "Dirge for Llewelyn" and "Breathe, Breathe, My Harp, That Melting Strain!" in the hand of Louisa Matilda Crawford.
Dates:
1789-1857