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The Bard

Magazine · United States · 1980–1985+
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Cover Art by G.C.
Volume III, No. 4 · 1982

About The Bard

The Bard: A Welsh Journal of the Old Religion was a Pagan magazine published in Phoenix, Arizona, by the Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd. Established in 1980 and issued four times a year on the Greater Sabbats, the magazine reflected the Temple’s particular interest in Welsh tradition while also engaging with the wider Pagan community.

The Bard is notable for the depth and detail of its material, with a strong emphasis on Welsh and Celtic history, mythology, language, ritual, and religious terminology. Many articles examine the historical roots of Paganism and Witchcraft or address terminology, misconceptions, and questions of interpretation. Detailed seasonal rites, book reviews, Q&A features, cartoons, family-oriented material, and listings of other Pagan publications appear alongside its longer historical and religious writing.

Publication Details

  • Title: The Bard

  • Subtitle: A Welsh Journal of the Old Religion

  • Creator/Organization: Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd

  • Author(s): Various contributors

  • Editors: Rev. G. M. Collier; Rev. Nancy Greener

  • First publication year: 1980

  • Publication run: 1980-1985+

  • Publisher: Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd

  • Place of publication: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • Language: English

  • Frequency: Four times annually, on the Greater Sabbats

  • Subjects/Tags: Witchcraft; Paganism; Welsh religion and mythology; Celtic history and traditions; Welsh language; ritual; religious terminology; book reviews; Pagan community

  • Tradition(s): Welsh-oriented Witchcraft; Paganism

  • Document type: Magazine / periodical​

  • Rights status: Copyrighted; copyright attributed to Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd

About the Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd

The Annwn Temple of Gwynfyd described itself in The Bard as a “Hereditary, Welsh-Animistic Coven-Temple of the Old Religion,” practicing the Hen Dull, or “Old Way.” According to the Temple's own account, its tradition originated in Gwynedd, North Wales, and was brought to the United States in the early 1960s by two hereditary members of its parent coven.

Browse Available Issues

Digitized issues of The Bard are available through Internet Archive. The surviving online run is incomplete, with eleven issues currently located between 1981 and 1985. Select an issue below to read it on Internet Archive.

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

Issues not currently located: Based on the surviving volume and issue numbering, WAPPA has not yet located Vol. 1; Vol. 2, Iss. 1–3; Vol. 4, Iss. 2–4; or Vol. 6, Iss. 1–3. Additional gaps may exist.

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