William Williams (4 January 1875 – 13 January 1968), better known by his
bardic name
A bardic name (, ) is a pseudonym used in Wales, Cornwall, or Brittany by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement.
The Welsh term bardd ("poet") originally referred to the Welsh poets of the Middle Ages, who m ...
of "Crwys", meaning "Cross", was a
Welsh
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Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
poet in the
Welsh language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...
. He served as
Archdruid of the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh language, Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Eur ...
from 1939 to 1947.
Like all other Archdruids, Crwys had himself won several major prizes at the National Eisteddfod. He was a three-time winner of the crown: at
Colwyn Bay in 1910, at
Carmarthen in 1911, and at
Corwen in 1919. A cast bronze bust in honour of the poet is on display at Carmarthen Castle.
Works
*''Ednyfed Fychan'' (1910). Inspired by the life of
Ednyfed Fychan.
*''Dysgub y Dail''
*''Melin Trefin''
*''Cerddi Crwys'' (1920)
*''Cerddi Newydd Crwys'' (1924)
*''A brief history of Rehoboth Congregational Church, Bryn-mawr, from 1643 to 1927'' (1927)
*''Trydydd Cerddi Crwys'' (1935)
*''Mynd a dod'' (1941)
*''Cerddi Crwys, y pedwerydd llyfr'' (1944)
*''Pedair Pennod'' (1950)
References
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1875 births
1968 deaths
Crowned bards
Welsh-language poets
Welsh Eisteddfod archdruids