Edward Williams (1746-1826) also known by his Bardic name, 'Iolo
Morganwg, ' was a Republican, Radical, Revolutionary, Pacifist,
Abolitionist, Flutist, Song Writer, Jailbird, Lexicographer,
Grammarian, Antiquarian, Encyclopaedist. Linguist, Debtor,
Mediaevalist, Folklorist, Bird Watcher, Agriculturist, Master
Mason, Bookshop Owner, Poet (in both Welsh and English) a Bard, a
Druid, a Visionary, a 'Noble Savage, ' a 'Child of Nature, ' a
'Pagan' - in short, a true Herald of Wales He was also a 'fabulist'
and 'invented' a whole cosmology and mythology relating to
Stonehenge and the Druids, and the 'antient Britons, ' that is, the
Welsh. He incorporated these 'discoveries' into the ceremonies of
the Welsh National Festival of Poetry, the 'eisteddfods, ' which,
quite authentically, date from pre-Christian times. Iolo proclaimed
these 'mythologies' on Primrose Hill, Hampstead Heath, London, in
1792. They were formally recognized at the great Carmarthen 1819
Eisteddfod, and have lasted in the form laid down by Iolo to this
very day. Iolo's vision of a united Wales continues to draw
admirers not only from Wales but from many parts of the world, and
have included, in their day, such figures as Tom Paine, 'Humanity's
William Wilberforce, ' and 'General George Washington.'
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