Wales illustrated, views engr. from drawings by H. Gastineau, accompanied by descriptions, Volume 11830 |
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Page 16 - The bards always stood bare-headed and barefooted, in their uni-coloured robes, at the Gorsedd, and within the Cylch Cyngrair, or Circle of Federation. The ceremony used on the opening of a meeting was the sheathing of a sword on the Maen Gorsedd, at which all the Presiding Bards assisted ; and this was accompanied with a very short peitinent discourse.