# Ab Gwilym — Lavengro character guide

> Ab Gwilym in Lavengro by George Borrow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gwilym, the great Ab Gwilym

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A Welsh poet referenced in discussions of Welsh literature.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xix)

The Welsh poet whose works the narrator studies alongside Blackstone; mentioned in the context of the narrator's dual interests.

### [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xxxvi)

Mentioned as a poet whose 'Ode to the Mist' the narrator translated without altering its mistiness.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xliii)

The narrator's translation of Ab Gwilym is rejected by publishers.

### [The Landlord's Tale: Despair and Deliverance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/lxxvi)

Mentioned as a Welsh poet whose odes the landlord read during his period of study.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in the note about the Welsh poet Dafydd ab Gwilym and his works.

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