Dafydd Benfras

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Dafydd Benfras (fl. 1230-1260) was a welsh language poet.

Dayfdd was a court poet in Gwynedd and primarily wrote poems on the theme of battle. He composed for an ode to Llywelyn the Great on his battles and victory over King John.

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  • J Lloyd-Jones, 'The Court Poets of the Welsh Princes', Proceedings of the British Academy, 1948