Lewys Dwnn

Lewys Dwnn (c. 1550–1616) was a Welsh poet and Welsh genealogist. Also known as Lewys ap Rhys ab Owain. Lewys Dwnn originated from Bettws Cedewain in Montgomeryshire and claimed descent from a David Dwnn of Kidwelly.

Welsh genealogist

Lewys Dwnn composed many Welsh pedigrees and genealogical manuscripts which survive to this day and offer a valuable insight into the lineage of medieval bards and poets, some probably known to him and some of the generation preceding his. These are now found in both the British Museum and the National Library of Wales.

Welsh official

In 1585 Lewys Dwnn achieved the official title of deputy to Robert Cooke, a Clarenceux King-of-Arms to Elizabeth I.

Proflic poet

Lewys Dwnn was also a particularly proflic poet, with many surviving works of Medieval Welsh literature.

Literature

Lewys Dwnn Heraldic Visitations of Wales and Part of the Marches. Edited by Sir Samuel Rush Merrick, Welsh MSS Society, Llandovery 1846, reprinted Bridge Books, Wrexham 2005

External links

National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography on Lewys Dwnn

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