Nennius

Nennius

1209 years old
Runic alphabet, Arthurian literature, Catholic, Annales Cambriae, 9th century, Historia Brittonum…Sub-Roman writer, Medieval writer
Nennius, or Nemnivus, is either of two shadowy personages traditionally associated with the history of Wales. The better known of the two is...
Llywarch Hen

Llywarch Hen

male
poet, welsh, Powys, 6th century, Brython, Merionethshire…Sub-Roman writer
Llywarch Hen or Llywarch the Old was a 6th century prince of the Cumbric House of Rheged, a ruling family in Y Gogledd Hen or "The Old North"...
Myrddin Wyllt

Myrddin Wyllt

male, 1469 years old
prophet, Arthurian legend, merlin, death, Welsh mythology, selkirk…Sub-Roman writer
Myrddin Wyllt or Merlinus Caledonensis is a figure in medieval Welsh legend, known as a prophet and a madman. He is the most important prototype...
Taliesin

Taliesin

male, deceased (599)
Idylls of the King, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, bard, British, 12th century, 16th century…Medieval writer, Sub-Roman writer
Taliesin is the earliest poet of the Welsh language whose work has survived. His name is associated with the "Book of Taliesin", a book of poems...
Gildas

Gildas

male, 1519 years old
Saint, the Celtic Christian church, Sub-Roman writer, monasticism, Northern Brythonic saint, Southwestern Brythonic saint
Saint Gildas was a prominent member of the Celtic Christian church in Britain, whose renowned learning and literary style earned him the...

Aneirin

male
poet, Gododdin, Sub-Roman writer, Hen Ogledd, Britons of the North, Aneurin…Medieval writer
Aneirin or Neirin was a late 6th century Brythonic poet. He is believed to have been a bard or 'court poet' in one of the Cumbric kingdoms of the...