John Richard Williams (29 September 1867 – 19 March 1924), often referred to as J. R. Tryfanwy or simply 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 ...

Tryfanwy, was a Welsh-language lyrical poet. He was born in the village of

Rhostryfan Rhostryfan is a place 4 miles from Caernarfon, in the community of Llanwnda, in the principal area of Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of ...

in the old county of Caernarfonshire (

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

), north Wales. He is buried at Portmadoc.

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Welsh-language poets Welsh poets 1867 births 1924 deaths People from Llanwnda, Gwynedd {{Wales-writer-stub