Hedd wyn biography
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Hedd Wyn
Hedd Wyn and the First World War
As a Christian pacifist, Hedd Wyn did not enlist during the first half of the war. The conflict caused deep divisions within the Welsh nonconformist community between those who backed military action and those who took a pacifist stance on religious grounds.
Additionally, the work of farming families was considered a reserved occupation. Ensuring the country had sufficient food for its population during the war was of vital importance. Farming sons were exempt from joining the war efforts.
However, by , conscription was introduced, making it compulsory for medically-fit men of a certain age to serve. As a farming family, the Evans&#; were only asked to send one of their sons. At the age of 29, Hedd Wyn volunteered—sparing his younger brother, Robert.
In February , Hedd Wyn joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Litherland Training Camp in Liverpool. His time at the training camp was short-lived as, by March of that year, the government cal
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Hedd Wyn (film)
Welsh anti-war biopic
Hedd Wyn is a Welsh anti-warbiopic, written by Alan Llwyd and directed by Paul Turner.[1][2][3]
Hedd Wyn won the Royal Television Society's Award for Best Single skådespel and BAFTA Cymru Awards in several categories; and was the first Welsh language film nominated for an Academy Award.[4][5]
Background
[edit]Based on the life of Ellis Humphrey Evans (Huw Garmon), killed in the First World War, the cinematography starkly contrasts the lyrical beauty of the poet's native Meirionnydd with the bombed-out horrors of Passchendaele. The protagonist fryst vatten depicted as a tragic hero with an intense dislike of the pro-war jingoism which surrounds him. The film's title fryst vatten Ellis Evans's bardic name (pronounced[heːðwɨ̞n], "blessed peace"), under which he was posthumously awarded the Bardic Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.[2][6]
Plot
[edit]As a farmer's son in
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Hedd Wyn
Welsh poet
For the film, see Hedd Wyn (film).
Hedd Wyn | |
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Ellis Humphrey Evans, c | |
| Born | Ellis Humphrey Evans ()13 January Yr Ysgwrn Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Wales |
| Died | 31 July () (aged&#;30) Pilckem Ridge, Passchendaele salient, Belgium |
| Resting place | Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge, Belgium |
| Pen name | Hedd wyn, Fleur De Lys |
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| Language | Welsh |
| Genre | Romantic and war poetry |
| Notable works | Yr Arwr, Ystrad Fflur, Plant Trawsfynydd, Y Blotyn Du, Nid â’n Ango, Rhyfel |
| Notable awards | Bard's chair at the National Eisteddfod |
Hedd Wyn (born Ellis Humphrey Evans, 13 January &#;&#; 31 July ) was a Welsh-languagepoet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele during World War inom. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the National Eisteddfod. Evans, who had been awarded several chairs for his poetry, was i