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Gorsedd Cymru, the Glossary

Gorsedd Cymru, or simply the Gorsedd or the Orsedd (yr Orsedd), is a society of Welsh-language poets, writers, musicians and others who have contributed to the Welsh language and to public life in Wales.^[1]

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Druidry
Eisteddfod

Albert Evans-Jones

Sir (Albert) Cynan Evans-Jones CBE (14 April 1895 – 26 January 1970), more commonly known within Wales by his bardic name of Cynan, was a Welsh war poet and dramatist.

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Archdruid

Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd. Gorsedd Cymru and Archdruid are eisteddfod.

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Awen

Awen is a Welsh, Cornish and Breton word for "inspiration" (and typically poetic inspiration).

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Bard

In Celtic cultures, a bard is a professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities. Gorsedd Cymru and bard are eisteddfod.

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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. Gorsedd Cymru and bardic name are eisteddfod.

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Breton language

Breton (brezhoneg or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France.

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Carmarthen

Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.

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Celtic nations

The Celtic nations or Celtic countries are a cultural area and collection of geographical regions in Northwestern Europe where the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived.

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Celtic Revival

The Celtic Revival (also referred to as the Celtic Twilight) is a variety of movements and trends in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries that see a renewed interest in aspects of Celtic culture.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.

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Cerdd dafod

Cerdd dafod (literally "tongue craft") is the Welsh tradition of creating verse or poetry to a strict metre in the Welsh language.

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Chairing of the Bard

The Chairing of the Bard is one of the most important events in the Welsh eisteddfod tradition. Gorsedd Cymru and Chairing of the Bard are eisteddfod.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Christine James

Christine James FLSW (born 2 February 1954) is a Welsh poet and academic.

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Cornish language

Cornish (Standard Written Form: Kernewek or Kernowek) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family.

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Crowning of the Bard

The Crowning of the Bard (Crùn na Bàrdachd) is one of the most important events in a Welsh eisteddfod or Scottish Gaelic Mòd. Gorsedd Cymru and Crowning of the Bard are eisteddfod.

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Culture of Wales

The culture of Wales is distinct, with its own language, customs, festivals, music, art, mythology, history, and politics. Wales is primarily represented by the symbol of the red Welsh Dragon, but other national emblems include the leek and the daffodil.

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Druid

A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. Gorsedd Cymru and druid are Druidry.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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G

G, or g, is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide.

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Geraint Bowen (poet)

Dr.

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Gorsedd stones

Gorsedd stones (Cerrig yr Orsedd.) are groups of standing stones constructed for the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Gorsedd Cymru and Gorsedd stones are Druidry and eisteddfod.

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Gorsedh Kernow

Gorsedh Kernow (Cornish Gorsedd) is a non-political Cornish organisation, based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall. Gorsedd Cymru and Gorsedh Kernow are poetry organizations.

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Goursez Vreizh

Goursez Vreizh (officially Breudeuriezh Drouized, Barzhed hag Ovizion Breizh) is the national gorsedd of Brittany ("Breizh" in Breton). Gorsedd Cymru and Goursez Vreizh are poetry organizations.

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Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd (born 6 October 1973) is a Welsh actor.

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Iolo Morganwg

Edward Williams, better known by his bardic name Iolo Morganwg (10 March 1747 – 18 December 1826), was a Welsh antiquarian, poet and collector.

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List of Celtic festivals

Celtic festivals celebrate Celtic culture, which in modern times may be via dance, Celtic music, food, Celtic art, or other mediums.

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Machen

Machen (from Welsh ma "place (of)" + Cein, a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales.

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Maelgwn Gwynedd

Maelgwn Gwynedd (Maglocunus; died c. 547)Based on Phillimore's (1888) reconstruction of the dating of the Annales Cambriae (A Text).

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Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys Evans (born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor.

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Mòd

A mòd is an Eisteddfod-inspired festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture.

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Myrddin ap Dafydd

Myrddin ap Dafydd (born 25 July 1956) is a Welsh writer, publisher and chaired bard.

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National Eisteddfod of Wales

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Gorsedd Cymru and National Eisteddfod of Wales are eisteddfod.

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Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Oireachtas na Gaeilge (“The Irish (language) Gathering”) is an annual arts festival of Irish culture, which has run since the 1890s.

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Rebecca Evans (soprano)

Rebecca Ann Evans is a Welsh operatic soprano.

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Robyn Léwis

Robyn Léwis (October 1929 – 12 August 2019) was a Welsh author, politician and former archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.

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Ron Davies (Welsh politician)

Ronald Davies (born 6 August 1946) is a retired Welsh politician, former Secretary of State for Wales, former Member of Parliament and former member of the Welsh Assembly.

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Rowan Williams

Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, (born 14 June 1950) is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet.

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Simon Brooks

Simon Brooks (born 1971) is a Welsh academic and writer.

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Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

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Vates

In modern English, the nouns vates and ovate ( ), are used as technical terms for ancient Celtic bards, prophets and philosophers. Gorsedd Cymru and vates are Druidry.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people.

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Y Wladfa

Y Wladfa ('The Colony'), also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig ('The Welsh Settlement'), refers to the establishment of settlements by Welsh colonists and immigrants in the Argentine Patagonia, beginning in 1865, mainly along the coast of the lower Chubut Valley.

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Zonia Bowen

Zonia Bowen (23 April 1926 – 18 March 2024) was an English-born writer, linguist, and activist in Wales.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorsedd_Cymru

Also known as Gorsedd, Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain, Gorsedd of Bards, Gorsedd y Beirdd, Gorseth, Yr Orsedd.

Gorsedd Cymru, the Glossary

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See also

Druidry

Eisteddfod

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