About the Author

Aeres Twigg is a retired historian and lives in Carmarthen, West Wales.

Reviews

English review below Llyfr hanes syml, ar gyfer oedolion yn bennaf, yw’r gyfrol fechan, ddwyieithog, hon er ei bod yn cael ei hysbysebu fel cyfrol addas ar gyfer pob oedran. Ceir yma amlinelliad o stori gyffrous a chignoeth ymgyrch Glyndŵr yn erbyn gormes llywodraeth Lloegr fel y’i gwelid yng Nghymru yn ystod y bedwaredd ganrif ar ddeg. Cyflwynir yma hefyd gip sydyn ar amgylchiadau personol yr arwr. Weithiau y mae’n darllen yn gatalogaidd, yn enwedig wrth restru llwyddiannau a methiannau Glyndŵr yn ei frwydrau cyson, ac nid oes grym yn y dweud i gyd-fynd â thân y brwydro. Rhan o’r gyfres ‘Cip ar Gymru’ yw’r gyfrol hon, ac fel arolwg plaen, ffeithiol o’r digwyddiadau adeg y Gwrthryfel y mae’n dderbyniol iawn, os ychydig yn ddi-antur ei mynegiant. Ynghyd â’r ffeithiau hyn am Owain Glyndŵr, Tywysog Cymru ac arwr y bobl, ceir toreth o luniau tra diddorol, lliw llawn, o lawer math ar ddisgyblaeth. Yn eu plith cynhwyswyd ffotograffau perthnasol i fyd archaeoleg, ffotograffau S4C o Ray Gravell a J.O. Roberts yn portreadu Owain Glyndŵr mewn dramâu teledu, lluniau gan yr arlunwyr Aneurin Jones a Margaret Jones, ynghyd ag amryfal benddelwau o’r Tywysog, a’r cyfan yn rhoi’r lliw a’r symudiad angenrheidiol i’r llyfr. * * * For anyone wanting a short introduction to Owain Glyndŵr there can be no better publication than this. This booklet serves as a summary of most of the known facts about the life and times of this great Welsh prince, and also brings the story up to date with mention of ways in which he is still commemorated even today. An interesting statistic appears on the first page: did you know that Owain Glyndŵr’s name appeared seventh in a list of one hundred names in a poll by The Sunday Times when world-famous people were asked to nominate the most influential people of the last millennium? The story of the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr is told concisely and fully, and the brutality of the medieval period is not spared, explaining in fine detail how victims were executed on capture. The matter of Owain Glyndŵr’s disappearance is touched on, as is the later representation of Owain Glyndŵr in art and sculpture. The booklet is amply illustrated, considering how little contemporary illustrative material exists. And so the prince of Wales, immortalised by Shakespeare, is once more brought to life.
*Rhiannon Ifans @ www.gwales.com*