Englyn Kyni

This englyn is found in the body of the Llyfr Aneirin but it does not belong to the main body of the Gododdin. In fact, the Keny of the verse above is probably the same Kyni as in the last stanza of the Gwen ap Llywarch a'i Dat (Gwên son of Llywarch and his Father) poem the last verse (to Kyny) and this verse seems to be a natural partner to that one.
This Kyni verse was probably a part of the marginalia of one of the earlier copies of the Gododdin but during copying became incorporated into the main body of the text. It was then reproduced in subsequent copies and became a part of the thirteenth century copy of that text which has now come down to us. Here I return the verse to its rightful position.