Owain Glyn Dŵr - Prince of Wales — Prince of Wales

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Hanes gwrthryfel Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr), gan yr hanesydd Rees Davies, y prif awdurdod yn y maes. Addasiad Saesneg gan Gerald Morgan. Adargraffiad; cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 2009.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The story of the Owain Glyndŵr (Glyn Dŵr) rebellion written by the foremost scholar in this field, Rees Davies. A new translation by Gerald Morgan of his popular Welsh-language account of the rebellion. A masterful study of the life and legacy of Glyn Dŵr, whose revolt against the English rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status as a national hero. Reprint.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Rees Davies was Chichelle Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford until his death in 2005. He was respected as on of the main expert on medieval Welsh History and Owain Glyndŵr, and published his classic, Revolt of Owain Glyndŵr , in 1997.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Cyfrol Newydd Ddarllenadwy am Owain Glyn Dŵr Yr wythnos hon bydd Y Lolfa yn rhyddhau cyfrol newydd ddarllenadwy am Owain Glyn Dŵr gan un o haneswyr amlycaf Cymru, R R Davies. Roedd R R Davies, a fu farw yn 2005, yn Athro Chichele Hanes y Canol Oesoedd yng Ngholeg yr Holl Eneidiau Rhydychen, ac fe’i ystyrir fel y prif awdurdod ar hanes Owain Glyn Dŵr. Gobaith Y Lolfa yw y bydd y fersiwn Saesneg o’r llyfr, a gyhoeddwyd yn Gymraeg yn 2002, yn cyflwyno un o storiâu mwyaf grymus a chyffrous hanes Cymru i filoedd o ddarllenwyr newydd ac yn ysbrydoli pobl i ddarllen rhagor am hanes Glyn Dŵr a Chymru. Yn ddiweddar lansiwyd deisebau ac ymgyrchoedd gwe ar gyfer creu ffilm o fywyd Owain Glyn Dwr gydag enwau Ioan Gruffudd a Matthew Rhys yn cael eu crybwyll ar gyfer y brif ran. Dywedodd Lefi Gruffudd, Golygydd y Lolfa a chyn fyfyriwr i R R Davies, ei fod yn cefnogi’r ymgyrch am ffilm gan ddweud y byddai yn danfon copïau o’r gyfrol at gynhyrchwyr ffilmiau yng Nghymru a thu hwnt. Derbyniodd y gyfrol glod o bob cyfeiriad pan y’i cyhoeddwyd yn Gymraeg. Dywedodd Dafydd Elis-Thomas, fod y naratif “yn debycach i nofel antur nag i lyfr hanes” a tarodd Gerald Morgan, cyfieithydd y gyfrol, deyrnged i R R Davies yn ei gyflwyniad i’r gyfrol, “Roedd yn fraint cael cyfieithu’r gyfrol fel teyrnged i hanesydd o Gymro yr oeddwn yn ei edmygu yn fwy na neb arall am ei gyfuniad hynod o feddwl miniog a’i gynhesrwydd fel person.”

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

"Owain's revolt was a war on behalf of justice and independence. It was not personal ambition which drove him, but a great vision, a dream which was shared by many Welsh people." This is a masterful study of the life and legacy of Owain Glyn Dŵr, whose revolt against the English rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status as a national hero. The concise and lively account will appeal to students of Welsh history as well as the general reader. Welsh version available: Owain Glyndŵr - Trwy Ras Duw, Tywysog Cymru . Popular Version of Inspiring Glyn Dŵr Story Published A new concise and accessible study of the life and legacy of Owain Glyn Dŵr, whose revolt against England’s rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status as a national hero, is published this week by Y Lolfa. R R Davies, author of Owain Glyn Dŵr: Prince of Wales , was Chichele Professor of Medieval History at All Souls College, Oxford and was regarded as the main authority on Glyn Dŵr’s uprising before his death in 2005. In his introduction to the original Welsh version of the book he said, “If there is any subject from Welsh history which deserves to be retold, then it is the story of Owain and his revolt. I have the privilege of having been born and reared in Glyn Dŵr’s own land. In a way this volume is some small repayment for the inheritance I received in that special countryside.” Owain was voted the most influential Welsh person of the millennium in a BBC Wales poll and revolutionaries from around the world including Fidel Castro have been influenced by his pioneering guerrilla warfare tactics. There have been petitions and internet campaigns for a Braveheart style film on Owain Glyn Dŵr, with names such as Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys being touted to play the leading role. Publishers Y Lolfa hope that this accessible book will raise the profile of Glyn Dŵr introducing one of the most inspiring stories of Welsh history to thousands of new readers. Lefi Gruffudd, chief editor and former student of R R Davies said, “We will be sending a copy of the book to Hollywood directors as well as to Welsh film producers.” Gerald Morgan, who translated the book from Welsh, paid tribute to the author, “Translating this book was for me an act of pietas and tribute to the Welsh historian of my time whom I admired above all others for his extraordinary combination of a razor-sharp mind with great personal warmth.” Reviews of the Welsh edition: “Readable narrative that’s more like an adventure novel than a history book.” LORD DAFYDD ELIS-THOMAS “Combining scholarship with accessibility, this book gives an eminently readable and inspired account of one of Wales’s most popular heroes.” ERYN WHITE, PLANET MAGAZINE