W. J. Gruffydd (Elerydd)

For Welsh scholar and politician (1881–1954), see W. J. Gruffydd.

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.

  1. ^ "Poet WJ Gruffydd dies, aged 94"
  2. ^ National Museum of Wales
  3. ^ "WJ Gruffydd: Writer who helped keep alive the Welsh tradition". The Independent. London. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2022.