Background
He was born at Pont Nedd Fechan, Glamorganshire, the son of a shoemaker.
He was born at Pont Nedd Fechan, Glamorganshire, the son of a shoemaker.
He also wrote on the life and works of the bard Aneurin, and produced an English translation of Y Gododdin. Thomas Stephens" manuscripts are now part of the National Library of Wales General Manuscript Collection.