BWTTING
,
RHYS
(
15th cent.
),
harpist
;
a native of
Prestatyn, Flints.
He was awarded the prize as the
chief singer to the accompaniment of the harp
in the
eisteddfod held at Carmarthen
in
1451
under the patronage of
king
Henry
VI
and under the authority of
Gruffudd ap Nicolas
(q.v.)
.
Bibliography:
-
M. O. Jones
,
Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig
,
National Eisteddfod Association publication, 1890
;
-
R. Griffith
,
Llyfr Cerdd Dannau
. [1913.]
.
Author:
Robert David Griffith, M.A., (1877-1958), Old Colwyn
