William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), [1] better known by his bardic name of Elerydd, was a Welsh Baptist minister and poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987. [2] [3]
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.
- Ffenestri (1961)
- Cerddi'r Llygad (1973)
- Meddylu (1986)
- O Ffair Rhos i'r Maen Llog (2003)
- Folklore and myth (1964)
- Tua Soar (1994–97) Capel Soar y Mynydd, Ceredigion.
- ^ "Poet WJ Gruffydd dies, aged 94"
- ^ National Museum of Wales
- ^ "WJ Gruffydd: Writer who helped keep alive the Welsh tradition". The Independent. London. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), [1] better known by his bardic name of Elerydd, was a Welsh Baptist minister and poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987. [2] [3]
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.
- Ffenestri (1961)
- Cerddi'r Llygad (1973)
- Meddylu (1986)
- O Ffair Rhos i'r Maen Llog (2003)
- Folklore and myth (1964)
- Tua Soar (1994–97) Capel Soar y Mynydd, Ceredigion.
- ^ "Poet WJ Gruffydd dies, aged 94"
- ^ National Museum of Wales
- ^ "WJ Gruffydd: Writer who helped keep alive the Welsh tradition". The Independent. London. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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| This article about a Welsh writer, poet or playwright is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |