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. Works 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. References 1916 births Crowned bards 2011 deaths Welsh-language writers Welsh male poets 20th-century Welsh Baptist ministers Welsh Eisteddfod archdruids Welsh Eisteddfod winners 20th-century Welsh poets 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British writers