First World War
By this time the First World War was at its height. There was great support for the war in Wales and David Lloyd George, prime minister from 1916, urged his countrymen to make sacrifices for the war effort. Welshmen had volunteered in large numbers from 1914 and the introduction of conscription in late 1916 did not undermine support.
Naturally the war affected Hedd Wyn’s work and produced some of his best poetry including Plant Trawsfynnydd ("Children of Trawsfynnydd"), Y Blotyn Du ("The Black Dot"), and Nid â’n Ango (" Will Not Be Forgotten"). His poem, Rhyfel ("War"), remains one of his most frequently quoted works.
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