Emrys Roberts (1929 – 30 March 2012) was a

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

poet and author, who was

Archdruid Archdruid () is the title used by the presiding official of Gorsedd Cymru, the Gorsedd. The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, the award of the and the C ...

of the

National Eisteddfod of Wales The National Eisteddfod of Wales ( Welsh: ') is the largest of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales. Its eight days of competitions and performances are considered the largest music and poetry festival in Europe. Competito ...

. Born in

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, Roberts grew up in

Penrhyndeudraeth Penrhyndeudraeth (; ) is a small town and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The town is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 nearly east of Porthmadog, and had a population of 2,150 at the 2011 census, increased from 2 ...

and studied at the Bangor Normal College before becoming a teacher.John Rowlands, ''The Bloodaxe Book of Modern Welsh Poetry'', p.221 He twice won the chair at the

, in 1967 and 1971. In 1987 he was made

and led the

Gorsedd of Bards Gorsedd Cymru (), or simply the Gorsedd (), is a society of Welsh-language poets, writers, musicians and others who have contributed to the Welsh language and to public life in Wales. Its aim is to honour such individuals and help develop and p ...

at the National Eisteddfod between 1987 and 1990 under the bardic name Emrys Deudraeth.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Emrys 1929 births 2012 deaths Bards of the Gorsedd Chaired bards Welsh-language writers Welsh writers Welsh Eisteddfod archdruids Welsh Eisteddfod winners 20th-century Welsh poets 21st-century Welsh poets 21st-century British male writers 20th-century British male writers Writers from Liverpool People from Penrhyndeudraeth