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Simwnt Fychan (c. 1530 – 1606) was a Welsh language poet and genealogist probably born in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd in north-east Wales.He was a colleague of the poet and scholar Gruffudd Hiraethog.In 1568 Queen Elizabeth I of England appointed a commission to control the activities of minstrels rhymers and bards in Wales. They were summoned to meet at Caerwys and Simwnt Fychan was appointed pencerdd i.e. the senior bard.