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Aneirin


Born
Dumbarton, Alt Clut
Genre
Poetry


Aneirin [aˈnɛirɪn] or Neirin was an early historic period Brythonic poet. He is believed to have been a bard or court poet in one of the Cumbric kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd, probably that of Gododdin with its main centre at Dun Eydin (Edinburgh), in modern Scotland.

Aneirin's patrons were the noble Urien and his son, Owain. Owain was slain at the Battle of Catraeth, in which Brythonic warriors of Gododdin fought the Angles of Deira and Bernicia. Nearly all of the Brythonic warriors were slain and their lands were absorbed into the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Aneirin wrote Y Gododdin after this battle, in remembrance of his fallen patrons and lords, in which he hints that he is likely the sole survivor. ...more

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Y Gododdin
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The Gododdin of Aneirin: Te...
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The Gododin, and The Odes o...
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“He fed ravens on the fortress wall
though he was no Arthur.”
― Aneirin, Y Gododdin
tags: arthurian
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