Gorsedh Kernow
Non-political Cornish organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gorsedh Kernow (Cornish Gorsedd) is a non-political Cornish organisation, based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, which exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall. It is based on the Welsh-based Gorsedd, which was founded by Iolo Morganwg in 1792.
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Abbreviation | Cornish Gorsedd |
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Formation | 1928 |
Founder | Henry Jenner |
Type | Cornish culture Celtic Revival |
Headquarters | Cornwall |
Website | gorsedhkernow.org.uk |
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Since 1995, they run the annual Holyer an Gof Publishers Awards "to promote books about Cornwall, set in Cornwall or in Cornish".[1]