{"id":10,"date":"2014-08-27T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:26:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/cy\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darganfod hanes yr Eisteddfod, y buddugoliaethau, problemau a\u2019i chyfrinachau, ar wefan yr archif <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limearchive.org.uk\/cy\/\">www.limearchive.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Stori\u2019r Eisteddfod<\/h2>\n<p>Roedd Eisteddfod Ryngwladol 1947 yn llwyddiant ysgubol: mentrodd grwpiau o 7 gwlad dramor draw i Langollen, gan ymuno \u00e2 33 c\u00f4r o Gymru, Lloegr a&#8217;r Alban. Roedd y cyfan yn hwyl mawr. Canmolwyd y trefnwyr, y sylfaenwyr, a&#8217;r cystadleuwyr yn fawr.<\/p>\n<p>Yn ystod y blynyddoedd nesaf cynyddodd nifer y gwledydd a gymerodd ran: erbyn 1953, pan ymwelodd y Frenhines Elisabeth II \u00e2\u2019r Eisteddfod fel rhan o&#8217;i thaith drwy Gymru ar \u00f4l y coroni, roedd cantorion a dawnswyr o 30 gwlad wedi cystadlu yn Llangollen. Roedd g\u0175yl wirioneddol ryngwladol wedi cael ei chreu, ei threfnu a&#8217;i rhedeg gan wirfoddolwyr.<\/p>\n<p>Erbyn hyn mae Llangollen wedi ennill ei lle ymysg digwyddiadau cerddoriaeth byd. Mae mwy na 400,000 o gystadleuwyr o dros 140 o genhedloedd wedi perfformio\u2019n frwd ar lwyfan Llangollen.<\/p>\n<p>Yn 1955 roedd y Luciano Pavarotti ifanc yn aelod o g\u00f4r ei dref enedigol, Modena, a arweiniwyd gan ei dad. Enillodd y c\u00f4r y wobr gyntaf yn y gystadleuaeth corau meibion. Dychwelodd Pavarotti ar gyfer cyngerdd arbennig yn 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Mi ddechreuodd gyda gweledigaeth y gallai&#8217;r traddodiad eisteddfodol Cymreig hynafol fod yn ffordd o iach\u00e1u clwyfau\u2019r Ail Ryfel Byd, a helpu i hyrwyddo heddwch parhaol.<\/p>\n<p>Roedd <a href=\"https:\/\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/cy\/former-snowflake-revisits-the-scene-of-her-1947-triumph\/\">Snowflakes<\/a> yn un o blith nifer o g\u00f4rau Cymreig yn Eisteddfod gyntaf Llangollen ac roedd eraill yn cynnwys Cymdeithas Gorawl Merched Penarth a Chymdeithas Gerddorol Merched y Rhondda Ganol a fu\u2019n cystadlu yn erbyn corau o bob rhan o\u2019r DU, Portiwgal, yr Eidal, Sweden, Denmarc, yr Iseldiroedd a Hwngari.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?fit=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"1947 Invitation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?w=1060&amp;ssl=1 1060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=756%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 756w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=768%2C1040&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=400%2C542&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=600%2C813&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/international-eisteddfod.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/1947-invitation124.jpg?resize=300%2C406&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Mae&#8217;r s\u00ear cerddorol sydd wedi ymddangos yn ein cyngherddau yn cynnwys Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, Joan Sutherland, Angela Georghiu, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jehudi Menuhin, Jos\u00e9 Carreras, Lesley Garrett, Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Dennis O&#8217;Neil, James Galway, Nigel Kennedy, Elaine Paige, Michael Ball, a Montserrat Caball\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Dywed Placido Domingo mai ei ymddangosiad proffesiynol cyntaf yn y Deyrnas Unedig oedd yn Eisteddfod Ryngwladol 1968.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darganfod hanes yr Eisteddfod, y buddugoliaethau, problemau a\u2019i chyfrinachau, ar wefan yr archif www.limearchive.org.uk. Stori\u2019r Eisteddfod Roedd Eisteddfod Ryngwladol 1947 yn llwyddiant ysgubol: mentrodd grwpiau o 7 gwlad dramor draw i Langollen, gan ymuno \u00e2 33 c\u00f4r o Gymru, Lloegr a&#8217;r Alban. Roedd y cyfan yn hwyl mawr. 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