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Adda Fras (fl. 1240) was a Welsh poet and writer of prophecies. Though he is mentioned in a number of texts, little of his own work survives. In Dafydd ap Gwilym a'i gyfoeswyr 156, he is associated with Casnodyn. He is buried in Maenan Abbey, near Conwy.[1]

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  1. ^ Raymond Wallis Evans (1959). "Adda Fras (1240?–1320?), poet and writer of prophecies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2017.