What did hedd wyn and his family do for a living
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Yr Ysgwrn Farmhouse
History and Symbolism
Yr Ysgwrn was built in 1830 and is an immaculate example of a typical 19th-century farmhouse. The farmhouse’s thick stone walls house living quarters, including a kitchen, parlour, three bedrooms and a buttery, as well as working quarters with a stable, coach house and hay loft.
Hedd Wyn’s family moved to Yr Ysgwrn during the spring of 1887 from the nearby village of Trawsfynydd. He would have been a few months old when the family moved in. At the time, Yr Ysgwrn was a 168-acre hill farm belonging to Hedd Wyn’s father’s family.
In 1917, Yr Ysgwrn became much more than a typical Welsh farmhouse. The tragic story of Hedd Wyn befell the village of Trawsfynydd.
Hedd Wyn was one of the many young men fighting on the frontlines of the First World War. He was also an avid poet, competing in many local and national Eisteddfodau. In July 1917, he submitted a poem to the National Eisteddfod. By the end of that month, he had been fatally wounded during the first day of conflict at the Battle of Passchendaele.
In September 1917, at the chairing
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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 1916, 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 1917, 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 called on farm workers to return to their farms to support the ploughing efforts. Hedd Wyn,
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Hedd Wyn
Welsh poet
For the 1992 film, see Hedd Wyn (film).
Hedd Wyn | |
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Ellis Humphrey Evans, c.1910. | |
| Born | Ellis Humphrey Evans (1887-01-13)13 January 1887 Yr Ysgwrn Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Wales |
| Died | 31 July 1917(1917-07-31) (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 1917 National Eisteddfod |
Hedd Wyn (born Ellis Humphrey Evans, 13 January 1887 – 31 July 1917) was a Welsh-languagepoet who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I. He was posthumously awarded the bard's chair at the 1917 National Eisteddfod. Evans, who had been awarded several chairs for his poetry, was inspired to take the bardic na
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