Meilyr was the court poet of Gruffudd ap Cynan (ca.
He composed a notable awdl farwnad (elegy) on the death of his patron and a marwysgafn on his own approaching end, noted for its intensity and depth of feeling.
[1] He had a son named Gwalchmai ap Meilyr.
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