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| A '''gorsedd''' (] /gO:rsED/), occasionally spelled '''gorseth''', plural ''gorseddau'', is a community of ]s. The word means "throne" in ]. | |||
| When the term is used without qualification, it usually means the national gorsedd of ], Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain (Welsh: "the Gorsedd of Bards of the Island of Britain"). However, other gorseddau exist, such as the ] Gorseth Kernow and the ] Goursez Breizh. | |||
| Gorseddau exist to promote literary scholarship and the creation of ] and ]. As part of this, their most visible activity is often the organising of ]au. | |||
| Gorsedd Beirdd Ynys Prydain was founded in ] by ], often known as ], who also invented much of its ritual, supposedly based on the activities of the ancient ] (although much of its modern ritual also has ] influence). | |||
| There are three ranks of membership in the Welsh gorsedd. In ascending order of honour, they are: | |||
| * ''ovates'', who wear green robes, | |||
| * ''bards'', who wear blue robes, and | |||
| * ''druids'', who wear white robes. | |||
| The head of a gorsedd is known as an archdruid, and often wears a purple robe. The ranks within the Breton gorsedd are the same. In the Cornish gorsedd all robes are blue. | |||
| In the Welsh gorsedd, a person may become an ovate or a bard by passing an ] in the ]. Druids may only be nominated by existing druids. People are occasionally made ovates or druids as an ] to reward their contributions to ]. In recent years, ], ], and ] have been honoured in this way. | |||
| The symbol commonly used to represent a gorsedd is a triple line, the middle line upright and the outer two slanted towards the top of the centre, thus: <tt>/|\</tt>. This is often explained as representing the ]. | |||
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