You can join the Gorsedd through sitting the Gorsedd Examinations, which are held on the final Saturday of April every year, in convenient centres in both north and south Wales.

Syllabuses are available in Poetry, Music, Language and Prose, and there are also specific syllabuses for harpists and in the field of Cerdd Dant. You must pass two exams in your chosen subject before you can be honoured to the Green Costume by the Archdruid in the Gorsedd Circle, but you may sit both exams on the same day. Then, the following year, you may sit the final exam, which will allow you to be honoured to the Blue Costume.

The syllabus can be downloaded from this page and includes full instructions on all subjects, including the terms and condition, the names of the examiners and the set books. The syllabus is available in Welsh as you must be a Welsh speaker to apply for the Gorsedd.

If you succeed in the examinations, you will receive a certificate designed by the late R.L.Gapper. But you will also receive the honour of becoming a member of an unique organisation which is, nowadays, an integral part of the National Eisteddfod.

For more information, contact the Gorsedd Exampinations Organiser, Dr W. Gwyn Lewis (Gwyn o Arfon), Llys Cerdd, 80 Cae Gwyn, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 1LL.