"'Gainst Mona's gallant lord, where, lo! he stands, His warlike sons ranged at his side, Rushes the dark tumultuous tide, Th' insulting tempest of the hostile bands: Boldly he turns the furious storm, Before him wild Confusion flies, While Havoc rears her hideous form, And prostrate Rank expiring lies; Conflict upon conflict growing, Gore on gore in torrents flowing, Shrieks answering shrieks, and slaughter raving, And high o'er Modore's front a thousand banners waving. "Now thickens still the frantic war; The flashing death-strokes gleam afar, Spear rings on spear, flight urges flight, And drowning victims plunge to night; Check'd by the torrent-tide of blood, Backward Menai rolls his flood; The mailéd warriors on the shore, With carnage strew'd, and dyed with gore, In awful anguish drag their mangled forms along, And high the slaughter'd throng Is heap'd, the King's red chiefs before. "Lloegria's onset thus, Lloegria's flight, The struggle doom'd her power to tame, Shall, with her routed sons, unite To raise great Owain's sword to fame; Whilst sevenscore tongues of his exploits shall tell, And all their high renown through future ages swell." Many other odes are extant in the Welsh language, written in honor of this great prince, which have never been surpassed in true poetic spirit, elegance of diction, and metrical ease, by the productions of any other country. Owain Gwynedd had nineteen children. The names of the sons were Rhodri, Cynoric, Riryd, Meredydd, Edwal, Cynan, Rien, Maelgon, Llewelyn, Iorweth, Davydd, Cadwallon, Hywell, Cadell, Madoc, Einon, and Phylip; and of this number Rhodri, Hywell, Davydd, and Madoc were the most distinguished. Iorweth, being the eldest son, was entitled to succeed his father, but was declared unfit to occupy such a position, on account of an injury done to his nose, which gained for him the not very euphonious name of Drwyndwn (Swarthy-nose). Hywell was a brilliant soldier and poet, and many of his best productions are still preserved. His mother was a native of Ireland, and although not born in wedlock, thus being regarded as an illegitimate son, he aspired to the crown after the death of his father, and succeeded in obtaining it, at the same time granting to Iorweth the cantrevs of Nanconwy and Ardudwy.