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Revision as of 00:05, 1 August 2011
Evan Rees (1 January 1850 – 19 March 1923)[1], known by the bardic name Dyfed, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Early life
He was born at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, the son of James and Eunice Rees; they moved to Aberdare when he was a child and he became a colliery worker at the age of only eight. Having moved to Cardiff, he became a minister at the age of 23 and gained his first National Eisteddfod prize in 1881.
Works
- Caniadau Dyfedfab (1875)
- Gwaith Barddonol Dyfed (n.d.)
- Gwlad yr Addewid a Iesu o Nazareth (1894)
- Oriau gydag Islwyn (n.d.)
References
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