Gorsedd Cymru
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Gorsedd Cymru, or simply the Gorsedd, is a society of Welsh-language poets, writers, musicians and others who have contributed to the Welsh language and to public life in Wales. Its aim is to honour s
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The banner in 2026
Iolo Morganwg
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Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg, was a Welsh antiquarian, poet and collector. He was seen as an expert collector of Medieval Welsh literature, but it emerged after his d
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…Elizabeth for a similar festival at Caerwys in 1568." The Gorsedd was revived as Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain in 1792 by Edward Williams commonly known as Iolo Morganwg, supposedly based on the activities of the ancient Celtic Druidry. Nowadays, much of its ritual has Christian influence, and was given further embellishment…
Drawing of Iolo Morganwg (c. 1800) by an unknown artist, in the National Library of Wales
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Commemorative plaque for Edward Williams, erected in 1926, marking the location of his bookshop in Cowbridge, with "Gwir yn erbyn y byd" ("Truth against the world") written in Coelbren y Beirdd letters