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- 1783 (Creation)
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122 pp. (37 pp. blank)
Bound in red straight-grained morocco with gold roll around the sides and gold panelling with the word 'GODODIN' on the spine.
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A note on p. 1 reads: 'Dawai y llyvryn yn ol i veddiant yr hwn à ei ysgrivenai, o gàn weddw Owain Myvyr, àr yr 30 dydd o vis Gorphenav, 1821. O drymed yw i mi synied, a'r enciliad cymaint rhàn o vy oes, ac adgoviaw y troion à ddygwyddynt imi rhwng 1783 a 1821! Idrison'.
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A manuscript volume containing a transcript by William Owen [-Pughe], dated 1783, of the greater part of 'Y Gododdin' by Aneirin. The transcriber has adopted a very neat print hand and has arranged the entire volume in the form of a printed book. A pen and wash illustration of a battle scene on p. 16 faces the title-page, which reads: 'Y Gwawdodyn - Aneurun Gwawdrydd a'i cant: yn Arwyrain Gorchestwrolion Cattraeth - Arddyledog canu cymmain' o fri. - Aneurin - William Owen a'i dadscrifennodd, allan o Lyfr Mr. Owen Jones yn Llundain. Oed ein Harglwydd - 1783'. Page 19 carries a dedication to 'Y Cymry', and pp. 21-22 contain a letter from William Owen to Owen Jones [Owain Myfyr], dated at London, 20 Nov. 1783, in which he acknowledges the patronage of Owain Myfyr. The introduction (pp. 23-31) is followed by a list of personal names which appear in the text (pp. 33-39), as well as a list of placenames (pp. 39-41). The text of the poem follows on pp. 43-107.
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- Welsh
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Welsh.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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Original title.
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Formerly known as Mysevin 20.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 13240B.
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- Jones, Owen, 1741-1814 (Subject)
- Aneirin (Subject)
- Jones, Owen, 1741-1814 (Subject)