{26a} Owain Gwynedd had many sons noted for their valour, especially Howel, who was born of Finnog, an Irish lady. He was one of his father’s generals in his wars against the English, Flemings, and Normans, in South Wales, and was a noted Bard, as several of his poems, now extant, testify. {26b} It seems that the fleet landed in some part of the firth of Menai, and that it was a kind of a mixed engagement, some fighting on shore, others from the ships. And probably the great slaughter was owing to its being low water, and that they could not set sail: otherwise I see no reason why, when they were worsted on land, they should continue the fight in their ships. It is very plain that they were in great distress, and that there was a great havoc made of them, as appears from the remainder of this very spirited poem. {27a} Who this lady was is not known at present. {27b} What country this is I cannot recollect. {27c} Teivi, the name of a large river in Cardiganshire. {27d} Elivri, the name of a woman; but who she was, or when she lived, is not clear. {27e} Cadvan is the saint of Towyn Meirionydd. {27f} Dysynni is the name of a river that runs by Towyn. {28a} I cannot recollect at present who this person is, nor the occasion of his grief, though it is mentioned in some of our manuscripts. {28b} Eryri, Snowdon, called Creigiau Eryri and Mynydd Eryri, i.e. the rocks and mountains of snow, from Eiry, which signifies snow. As Niphates, the name of a mountain, from a word of the same signification in Greek. {28c} Dewi, St. David, a bishop in the time of king Arthur, and the patron saint of Wales. {30a} Iorwerth, surnamed Drwyndwn, or with the broken nose, the father of Llewelyn, was the eldest son of Owain Gwynedd, but was not suffered to enjoy his right on account of that blemish. {30b} Owain Gwynedd, prince of North Wales. {30c} Llewelyn was the lawful heir of the principality of North Wales, in right of his father Iorwerth, and accordingly put in his claim for it, and got it from his uncles David and Rodri, when he was very young. {30d} David, the son of Owain Gwynedd, who succeeded his father as prince of Wales. {30e} This battle is not mentioned by any of our historians. The description is very animated in the original, and very expressive of such a scene. It was fought near Porth Aethwy. The steeds of the main is a poetical expression for ships. {31a} Alun, the name of a river in Flintshire, where there was a battle fought by Llewelyn against the English. {31b} Caeawg Cynnorawg is the name of a hero celebrated by Aneurin Gwawdrydd in the Gododin. {31c} Deudraeth Dryfan is the name of some place near the sea. There are many places in Wales called Deudraeth; but where this in particular is situated I cannot guess. {31d} Ogrfan Gawr, an ancient British prince, cotemporary with king Aurthur.