Pennar Davies

William Thomas Pennar Davies (November 12 1911 - December 29 1996) was a Welsh clergyman and author.

Born in Mountain Ash (Welsh, "Aberpennar"), the son of a miner, Pennar Davies studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, at Balliol and Mansfield College, Oxford, and at Yale University. In 1943 he became a Congregational minister in Cardiff. He subsequently taught at Bala-Bangor Theological College, and became Principal of Swansea Memorial College in 1952, retaining the post until his retirement in 1981. He was a leading campaigner for Welsh language broadcasting.

Works

Poetry

*"Cinio'r Cythraul" (1946)
*"Naw Wfft" (1957)
*"Yr Efrydd o Lyn Cynon" (1961)
*"Y Tlws yn y Lotws" (1971)

hort stories

*"Caregl Nwyf" (1966)

Novels

*"Meibion Darogan" (1968)
*"Mabinogi Mwys" (1979)

Non-fiction

*"Rhwng Chwedl a Chredo" (1966)