The Heroic Elegies and Other Pieces of Llywarc Hen, Prince of the Cumbrian Britons (1792)

The Heroic Elegies and Other Pieces of Llywarc Hen, Prince of the Cumbrian Britons is a collection of ancient Welsh poetry translated into English by William Owen Pughe and published in 1792. Llywarc Hen was a 6th-century Welsh prince and bard who lived during the period of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. The book contains elegies and other poems attributed to Llywarc Hen, which are considered some of the earliest examples of Welsh poetry. The poems are written in a style known as cynghanedd, which involves complex patterns of alliteration and rhyme. The themes of the poems include love, war, and the passing of time. The Heroic Elegies and Other Pieces of Llywarc Hen provides a fascinating glimpse into the culture and literature of ancient Wales.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.