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Myfyr Morganwg

Myfyr Morganwg
Evan Davies (Myfyr Morganwg, 1801-88), a clock-maker from Pontypridd who claimed the title 'Archdruid of Wales' following the death of Taliesin ab Iolo. He developed Iolo Morganwg's bardo-druidic theories by utilizing esoteric far-Eastern belief-systems fashionable at his time. His numerous contributions to Welsh periodicals invited controversy and accusations of paganism, as did the Rocking-stone Gorseddau he assembled more than once a year between 1848 and his death.
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