The Early Welsh Poets are known collectively as Y Cynfeirdd, a literal translation. These include the well-known figures of Taliesin and Aneirin, and poetry is largely celebration poetry which ...

The Gorsedd was created by Iolo Morganwg, one of Wales' most famous and eccentric bard scholars ... are held to honour literary achievements among Welsh poets and writers. The bard and retired ...

Under the patronage of Anglo-Norman nobles and Welsh landed officials, the Poets of the Aristocracy thrived. The Conquest of Wales was a traumatic event. When Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed in ...

The Welsh climate deteriorated after 1300. Wet summers, disease among domestic animals and soil exhaustion caused agricultural problems. By 1320, the population was in decline and would not return ...