Myfanwy
Myfanwy (also: Myvanway ) is a Welsh woman's name, the Annwyl from the word (, dear / expensive ') or ' m benyw ( my wife ' ) is derived.
Also Myfanwy is known as a popular song in Wales, which was composed by the Welsh musician and composer Joseph Parry in 1875, and by the Welsh poet Richard Davies ( Mynyddog ) received the text to the melody. From some sources indicate Parry had dedicated the melody of his childhood sweetheart Myfanwy Llywellyn, or it could be the inspiration of the love story of Myfanwy Fychan in Dinas Bran Castle ( Llangollen ).
Legend of Myfanwy
According to a legend Myfanwy was the daughter of the Norman Earl of Arundel, and loved to tell others that she was the most beautiful woman in Powys. Many men visited the castle in which they lived to woo them and Myfanwy to confess her love - even if they could not sing or compose or write poems.
Only one man, Hywel ap Einion, a penniless young bard who lived in the valley below the castle, claimed by himself, to Myfanwy charm alone by his talent. You fell in love with the singer, who was able to praise them and wordy to envelop their beauty with poems. For this reason, Hywel believed that she was in love with him. But his hopes were disappointed when Myfanmy fell in love with a rich, beautiful and eloquent admirer.
Hywel, discarded and quickly forgotten by Myfanwy, dedicated to his lost love, a poem: