Guto’r Glyn

Welsh poet

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Flourished:: c. 1435–93

Flourished:: c.1435 - 1493

Notable Works:: “Gwaith Guto’r Glyn”

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Guto’r Glyn (flourished c. 1435–93) was a Welsh bard whose praise poems represent one of the high points of the classical bardic tradition. "The Works of Guto’r Glyn," first published in 1939, was collected by J.Ll. Williams and edited by Sir Ifor Williams. Guto’r Glyn lived at Glynceiriog and spent his last years at the abbey of Valle Crucis, Denbighshire.

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