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OverviewHigh Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An eisteddfod (Welsh:; plural eisteddfodau ) is a Welsh festival of literature, music and performance. The tradition of such a meeting of Welsh artists dates back to at least the 12th century, when a festival of poetry and music was held by Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth at his court in Cardigan in 1176 but, with the decline of the bardic tradition, it fell into abeyance. The present-day format owes much to an eighteenth-century revival arising out of a number of informal eisteddfodau. The closest English equivalent to eisteddfod is session ; the word is formed from two Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning sit , and bod, meaning be . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jesse Russell , Ronald CohnImprint: Book on Demand Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.211kg ISBN: 9785510892666ISBN 10: 5510892668 Pages: 84 Publication Date: 20 July 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available ![]() This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |