Editing Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (section)

== Cultural allusions ==
A number of Welsh poems addressed to Llywelyn by contemporary poets such as [[Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr]], [[Dafydd Benfras]] and [[Llywarch ap Llywelyn]] (better known under the nickname ''Prydydd y Moch'') have survived. Very little of this poetry has been published in English translation.{{#tag:ref|''In praise of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth'' by Llywarch ap Llywelyn has been translated by Joseph P. Clancy (1970) in ''The earliest Welsh poetry''.|group=ll}}

Llywelyn has continued to figure in modern Welsh literature. The play [[Siwan (play)|Siwan]] (1956, English translation 1960) by [[Saunders Lewis]] deals with the finding of [[William de Braose (died 1230)|William de Braose]] in Joan's chamber and his execution by Llywelyn. Another well-known Welsh play about Llywelyn is ''Llywelyn Fawr'' by [[Thomas Parry (writer)|Thomas Parry]].

Llywelyn is the main character or one of the main characters in several English-language novels:
* Raymond Foxall (1959) ''Song for a Prince: The Story of Llywelyn the Great'' covers the period from King John's invasion in 1211 to the execution of William de Braose.
* [[Sharon Kay Penman]]'s (1985) ''[[Here Be Dragons]]'' is centred on the marriage of Llywelyn and Joan. ''Dragon's Lair'' (2003) by the same author features the young Llywelyn before he gained power in Gwynedd. Llywelyn further appears in Penman's novel ''[[Sharon Kay Penman|Falls the Shadow]]'' (1988).
* [[Edith Pargeter]] (1960–1963) "The Heaven Tree Trilogy" features Llywelyn, Joan, William de Braose, and several of Llywelyn's sons as major characters.
* Gaius Demetrius (2006) ''Ascent of an Eagle'' tells the story of the early part of Llywelyn's reign.

The story of the faithful hound [[Gelert]], owned by Llywelyn and mistakenly killed by him, is also considered to be fiction. "Gelert's grave" is a popular tourist attraction in [[Beddgelert]] but is thought to have been created by an 18th-century innkeeper to boost the tourist trade. The tale itself is a variation on [[The Brahmin and the Mongoose|a common folktale motif]].{{#tag:ref|See {{cite book |author=D. E. Jenkins |year=1899 |title=Beddgelert: Its Facts, Fairies and Folklore |pages=56–74 |publisher=Friends of St Mary's Church |isbn=0953515214}} for a detailed discussion of the Beddelgert dog legend.|group=ll}}