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This paper examines the way in which the Welsh people have used the life and death of Ellis Evans, better known by his bardic name Hedd Wyn, to symbolize the destruction of World War I throughout their nation. After exploring the way in which the Welsh people responded to the outbreak of the First World War, the paper examines the life of Ellis Evans, focusing primarily on the months leading up to his enlistment in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, his death at the Third Battle of Ypres on July 31, 1917, and his posthumous win of the Bardic Chair at the 1917 Welsh National Eisteddfod. Due to the fact that Evans only ever wrote in Welsh, the paper examines how he has remained a uniquely Welsh figure and symbol for Welsh experience during the early 20th century, as well as his place in the ranks of poets who served during the Great War. Relying on the author’s personal travels and interactions with memorials dedicated to Evans, the paper finally explores the way the symbol of Hedd Wyn the slain poet has endured more forcefully than the memory of Ellis Evans the man. Two-thousand-seventeen marked the centenary anniversary of his death and posthumous victory at the National Eisteddfod, and throughout Wales and nearby regions, memorials have commemorated his sacrifice, and this paper examines the diverse ways in which the Welsh people have chosen to remember Ellis Evans and craft a national narrative for their experience in the First World War.

The Bard of the Black Chair: Ellis Evans and Memorializing the Great War in Wales