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CodeDS/UK/18592
NameGruffydd; William John (1916-2011); Welsh Baptist minister, poet
AliasElerydd Gruffydd
Dates1916-2011
GenderMale
BiographyWilliam John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), 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. 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.

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