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Eisteddfod is a word that has no English equivalent. It is a Welsh festival celebrating literature, music and the visual arts.

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'Our own pageantry and peacockry': the Gorsedd of the Bards

The Gorsedd of the Bards of the Isle of Britain is a society of poets, writers, musicians, artists and individuals who have made a notable contribution to Welsh language and culture.

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  • A Gorsedd Who's Who

  • A Gorsedd Who's Who

  • Date added 12/10/2011
  • The Archdruid in their splendid regalia is the focal point of all the Gorsedd rites and presides over all its ceremonies.
  • A nation that spotlights poets

  • A nation that spotlights poets

  • Date added 12/10/2011
  •  The ceremony in which the winning poet is chaired for composing a collection of poems, an ode or other poem - all in strict meter on a specific subject - is one of highlights of the Gorsedd of the Bards' pageantry in every National Eisteddfod. It is held on Friday afternoon.
  • Bardic high achievers

  • Bardic high achievers

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  • Before the rule that bards could not win the Chair, the Crown or the Prose medal more than twice was passed, there were several successful multiple winners.
  • Eisteddfod and Gorsedd join forces

  • Eisteddfod and Gorsedd join forces

  • Date added 12/10/2011
  • By associating the Gorsedd with the eisteddfodic movement in 1819, Iolo Morganwg succeeded in transforming its future.

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