W. J. Gruffydd

William John Gruffydd (1916 – 21 April 2011), better known by his bardic name of Elerydd, was a Welsh Baptist minister and poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales between 1984 and 1987.

Like all Archdruids, Elerydd was himself the winner of a major prize at the National Eisteddfod, in his case the crown at the Pwllheli Eisteddfod in 1955 and at Cardiff in 1960.

Poetry

• Ffenestri (1961)
• Cerddi'r Llygad (1973)

Autobiography

• Meddylu (1986)
• O Ffair Rhos i'r Maen Llog (2003)

Other

• Folklore and myth (1964)
• Tua Soar (1994–97) Capel Soar y Mynydd, Ceredigion.