Hedd Wyn

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Hedd Wyn was a Welsh-language poet and farmer whose posthumous winning of the 1917 National Eisteddfod chair after his death in World War I made him a symbol of the tragic loss of a generation.

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Hedd Wyn canonical 2
Hedd Wyn (1992 film) 1

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instanceOf Welsh-language poet
pacifist
person
poet
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Bardic chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod
National Eisteddfod of Wales chair
birthName Ellis Humphrey Evans
burialPlace Artillery Wood Cemetery
Belgium
Boesinghe
causeOfDeath killed in action
commemoratedBy memorials in Belgium
memorials in Trawsfynydd
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1887-01-13
dateOfDeath 1917-07-31
educatedAt local school in Trawsfynydd
ethnicGroup Welsh
familyHome Yr Ysgwrn
genre poetry
hasHeritageStatus Yr Ysgwrn as a memorial museum
inspired Welsh anti-war sentiment
knownFor symbol of the tragic loss of a generation in World War I
winning the 1917 National Eisteddfod chair posthumously
languageOfExpression Welsh
mannerOfDeath death in battle
militaryBranch British Army
militaryUnit Royal Welch Fusiliers
movement Welsh literature
notableWork Rhyfel
Y Blotyn Du
Y Bugail
Y Prifardd
Yr Arwr
occupation farmer
poet
placeOfBirth Merionethshire
Trawsfynydd
Wales
placeOfDeath Belgium
Pilckem Ridge
near Ypres
pseudonym Hedd Wyn
religion Calvinistic Methodism
linked to: Calvinist Methodism
residence Trawsfynydd
Yr Ysgwrn
subjectOf Hedd Wyn (1992 film)
linked to: Hedd Wyn

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Hedd Wyn pseudonym Hedd Wyn
Hedd Wyn subjectOf Hedd Wyn (1992 film)
linked to: Hedd Wyn