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Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel (c. 1380 – 25 October 1415), better known as Dafydd Gam, anglicized to David or Davy Gam, was a Welsh warrior, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr. He died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for Henry V, King of England in that victory against the French.
DAFYDD GAM (died 1415), Welsh warrior | Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Name: Dafydd Gam. Date of death: 1415. Child: Gwladus verch Dafydd. Child: Morgan ap Dafydd Gam. Parent: Llywelyn ap Hywel Fychan. Gender: Male. Occupation: Welsh warrior. Area of activity: Military. Author: John Edward Lloyd.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel (c. 1380 - October 25, 1415), better known as Dafydd Gam or Davy Gam, was a Welsh medieval nobleman, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr, who died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for King Henry V, King of England in that victory against the French.
Oct 25, 2018 · Today, Dafydd Gam is remembered with a stained glass window in the north wall of Llantilio Crossenny church. The Latin inscription reads 'David Gam, golden haired knight, Lord of the manor of Llantilio Crossenny, killed on the field of Agincourt 1415'.
Mar 23, 2020 · Davy Gam was Sir Dafydd Gam ap Llewellyn ap Hywel (the Gam transitioning into the modern Gaines, which is the family line of my maternal great-grandmother). Dafydd, or David, was a native of Wales and a staunch supporter of the English house of Lancaster.
Dafydd Gam seems to be viewed through the prism of Shakespeare, where he is mentioned among the dead presumably because of the playwright’s use of Hall and Holinshed. Wylie suggests that Dafydd was also known as “Fluelin,” but on what basis is not made clear.
Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam (died 1454) was a Welsh noblewoman. She was the daughter of Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel, otherwise known as Dafydd Gam, who was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Gwladys was named "the star of Abergavenny" (Welsh: Seren-y-fenni) —"Gwladys the happy and the faultless" by Welsh poet Lewys Glyn Cothi.
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