W. J. Gruffydd (Elerydd)

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William John Gruffydd (born 1916), better known by his bardic name of "Elerydd", is a Welsh poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987.

Like all Archdruids, Elerydd was himself the winner of a major prize at the National Eisteddfod, in his case the crown at the Pwllheli Eisteddfod in 1955 and at Cardiff in 1960.

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[edit] Works

[edit] Poetry

  • Ffenestri (1961)
  • Cerddi'r Llygad (1973)

[edit] Autobiography

  • Meddylu (1986)
  • O Ffair Rhos i'r Maen Llog (2003)

[edit] Other

  • Folklore and myth (1964)
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