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  2. Hiraeth - Wikipedia

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    Hiraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [hɪraɨ̯θ, hiːrai̯θ] [1]) is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. The University of Wales, Lampeter, likens it to a homesickness tinged with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, especially in the context of Wales and Welsh culture. [2]

  3. List of Welsh-language poets (6th century to c. 1600)

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    It includes as many minor poets as possible to illustrate the range and content of Welsh poetry throughout the ages. However much early poetry has been lost, and much medieval verse is either anonymous or, usually in the case of mythological poems and prophetic verse, attributed to the 6th-century poet Taliesin or the mythical figure of Myrddin ...

  4. The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English is a 1977 poetry anthology edited by the author and academic Gwyn Jones. [1] It covers both Welsh language poetry in English translation and poetry written in English by Welsh poets (often called Anglo-Welsh poetry ).

  5. Category:Poems in Welsh - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Poems in Welsh" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cad Goddeu; Canu Heledd;

  6. Welsh poetry - Wikipedia

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    Welsh poetry is connected directly to the bardic tradition, and is historically divided into four periods. [1] The first period, before 1100, is known as the period of Y Cynfeirdd ("The earliest poets") or Yr Hengerdd ("The old poetry").

  7. The Dream (Dafydd ap Gwilym poem) - Wikipedia

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    "The Dream" (Welsh: Y Breuddwyd) is a medieval Welsh poem in the form of a cywydd. [1] Though it is included in both of the modern editions of the works of Dafydd ap Gwilym , widely seen as the greatest of the Welsh poets, [ 2 ] it is not typical of his work and doubts have been expressed as to his authorship.

  8. Welsh-language literature - Wikipedia

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    The majority of the newcomers were English or Irish, and though some learned Welsh and integrated into their new communities, where immigration was very significant English displaced Welsh as the community language such that, whilst virtually the entire population was Welsh speaking at the start of the century (with the majority monoglot), by ...

  9. Dinogad's Smock - Wikipedia

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    The smock to which the poem refers is a long dress which would have typically been worn by infants. [1] The poem first describes the smock and then lists the animals which were caught in the past by Dinogad's father, stating the heroic manner in which he caught them and his qualities as a hunter. [ 2 ]