Sir Dafydd Gam's coat of arms; from an extra-illustrated set of A tour in Wales by Thomas Pennant in the National Library of Wales
Birth name
Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel
Born
c. 1380
Died
25 October 1415 (aged 34–35) Azincourt, France
Allegiance
Henry V, King of England
Battles/wars
Glyndŵr rebellion Battle of Agincourt
Children
Gwladys Gam
Relations
William Herbert (grandson)
Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel (c. 1380 – 25 October 1415), better known as Dafydd Gam, anglicized to David or Davy Gam, was a Welsh warrior, a prominent opponent of Owain Glyndŵr.
He died at the Battle of Agincourt fighting for Henry V, King of England in that victory against the French.
The epithet "Gam" is a soft-mutated form of the Welsh word "cam" (one-eyed, cross-eyed). As the University of Wales Dictionary notes "according to tradition, Syr Dafydd Gam (Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel Fychan) was one-eyed or cross-eyed".[1] Regarded by Welsh people as a traitor, Gam is regarded as a hero in England; his reputation has waxed and waned with those of his enemy Owain Glyndŵr and his ally King Henry V.
^Translated from Welsh in Geiriadur Prifysgol CYmru - the University of Wales Dictionary "cam". Retrieved 10 March 2021. (yn ôl traddodiad, unllygeidiog neu lygatraws oedd Syr Dafydd Gam (Dafydd ap Llewelyn ap Hywel Fychan))
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