Aneirin
Poet of Y GododdinBardd Y GododdinPoet of Y Gododdin, the elegy for the warriors of Catraeth.Bardd Y Gododdin, y farwnad i ryfelwyr Catraeth.
History of WalesHanes Cymru / The Age of PrincesOes y Tywysogion
d. c. 909
Asser
A monk of St Davids who became adviser to Alfred the Great and wrote the first biography of an English king.Mynach o Dyddewi a ddaeth yn gynghorydd i Alffred Fawr ac a ysgrifennodd y cofiant cyntaf i frenin o Sais.
Alfred invited him to Wessex around 885 to help revive learning. Asser agreed to spend half of each year with the king, partly so that St Davids would gain Alfred’s protection. He later became Bishop of Sherborne.
Gwahoddodd Alffred ef i Wessex tua 885 i helpu i adfywio dysg. Cytunodd Asser i dreulio hanner pob blwyddyn gyda’r brenin, yn rhannol fel y câi Tyddewi nawdd Alffred. Yn ddiweddarach daeth yn Esgob Sherborne.
On the timelineAr y llinell amser
Asser writes Alfred’s lifeAsser yn ysgrifennu buchedd Alffred
Asser, a scholar from St Davids, writes the life of Alfred the Great, whose court he joined. It is the first biography of an English king.Mae Asser, ysgolhaig o Dyddewi, yn ysgrifennu buchedd Alffred Fawr, yr ymunodd â’i lys. Dyma’r cofiant cyntaf i frenin o Sais.
Also in this ageHefyd yn yr oes hon
Rhodri Mawr
Rhodri the GreatBrenin GwyneddKing of Gwynedd who brought Powys and Seisyllwg under his rule and beat back the Vikings.Brenin Gwynedd a ddaeth â Phowys a Seisyllwg dan ei reolaeth a gwrthsefyll y Llychlynwyr.
Hywel Dda
Hywel the GoodBrenin y DeheubarthHis name was given to the native law of Wales, notable for women’s property rights and for compensation in place of vengeance.Rhoddwyd ei enw ar gyfraith frodorol Cymru, sy’n nodedig am hawliau eiddo i fenywod ac am iawndal yn lle dial.
Gruffudd ap Llywelyn
King of all WalesBrenin Cymru gyfanThe only king ever to rule the whole of Wales, from 1055 until he was killed by his own men.Yr unig frenin erioed i reoli Cymru gyfan, o 1055 nes iddo gael ei ladd gan ei wŷr ei hun.