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Hirlas Owain
Hirlas Owain ('Owain's Drinking Horn') is a Welsh poem of the late twelfth century attributed to Owain Cyfeiliog, prince of southern Powys. Set at a feast after a raid, it has the prince call on his cupbearer to fill the long blue horn for each of his warriors in turn, praising their deeds and mourning the fallen. It is one of the best-known poems of the Welsh princes' era.
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