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An advertisement for the Grand National Eisteddfod at Caernarvon, 1877. The National Museum of Wales says that "the history of the Eisteddfod may [be] traced back to a bardic competition held by the Lord Rhys in Cardigan Castle in 1176", [4] and local Eisteddfodau were certainly held for many years prior to the first national Eisteddfod.
The Eisteddfod consists of competitive singing, recitation, art, composition, dance and instrumental events for contestants aged between 7 and 24 years. Regional qualifying heats are held in advance around Wales. Eisteddfod yr Urdd 's original motto is Er Mwyn Cymru (Welsh for 'For Wales' Sake').
The Welsh motto of the International Eisteddfod, "Byd gwyn fydd byd a gano. Gwaraidd fydd ei gerddi fo", was composed by the poet T. Gwynn Jones in 1946, a few months after the eisteddfod was established. It has appeared on the Eisteddfod trophies, artwork and various artefacts of the eisteddfod for 75 years. [3]
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In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod [a] is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. [2]: xvi The term eisteddfod, which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning 'sit', and fod, meaning 'be', [3] means, according to Hywel Teifi Edwards, "sitting-together."
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Maes of the National Eisteddfod from early years divided into different fields and Maes B began as the alternative field purely for young people. Since 1997 Maes B is a regular music event (and venue) at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, featuring a line-up of contemporary Welsh language rock and pop musicians. [5]
The National Eisteddfod crown was first awarded in 1867. [6] The crowning ceremony is presided over by the Archdruid , who invites one of the judges to read the adjudication and judges' comments before announcing the identity of the bard, using only the pen name that the winner has used when submitting the work.