He was born in c.1420, possibly at Pwllcynbyd farm, near the remote hamlet of Rhydycymerau in the parish of Llanybydder in south-west Wales: he took his bardic name from the nearby forest of Glyn Cothi in the Cothi valley.
He was born in c.1420 at Pwllcynbyd farm in the parish of Llanybydder in south-west Wales. This was near the remote hamlet of Rhydycymerau. This was possibly. He took his bardic name from the nearby forest of Glyn Cothi in the Cothi valley.