William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011),"Poet WJ Gruffydd dies, aged 94" 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.National Museum of Wales
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.
Works
Poetry Ffenestri (1961) Cerddi'r Llygad (1973)
Autobiography Meddylu (1986) O Ffair Rhos i'r Maen Llog (2003)
Other Folklore and myth (1964) Tua Soar (1994–97) Capel Soar y Mynydd, Ceredigion.
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