David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion)

David Owen ( born June 1784 in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, † January 17, 1841 ibid ), better known as Dewi Wyn o Eifion [ dɛui uɪn o ɛiwjɔn ], was a Welsh farmer and poet who was considered one of the best bards of his time.

Life

David Owen was born on the farm in Gaerwen Llanystumdwy in the constituency Eifionydd as the son of a wealthy farmer and attended private schools in nearby Penmorfa and Bangor -on -Dee. Most of his life he spent as a farmer on the family farm. In 1827 he moved to Pwllheli, where he worked for ten years with the poet Robert Williams ( Robert ap Gwilym Ddu in Welsh ). In 1837 he moved back to Gaerwen, where he remained resident until his death. His grave is in the churchyard of Usk at Pwllheli.

Awards

In 1805 he won with his ode to the island of Great Britain " Ynys Prydain Molawd " the Gwyneddigion Medal at Eisteddfod of Gwynedd and became instantly famous. In 1811 he won the Eisteddfod of Tremadog with an ode to agriculture. His most famous work is the Ode Elusengarwch ( "Charity " ), with whom he at Eisteddfod of Denbigh took part in 1819, but there Edward Hughes defeated. Owen accepted the defeat and never has since enjoyed much less likely to Eisteddfodau part. His last major work was an epic poem about the Menai Bridge, which he published in 1835.